cleave

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kliːv/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kliv/

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Verb

Plain form cleave

Third-person singular cleaves

Past tense cleaved

Past participle cleaved

Present participle cleaving

1. (transitive) If you cleave something, you split or sever something it with a sharp tool.

Related words

• cleaver
• cleavage