cleave | Amarkosh

Meaning of word cleave from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.

Example : Cleave the bone.

Synonyms : rive, split

Meaning : Make by cutting into.

Example : The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock.

Meaning : Come or be in close contact with. Stick or hold together and resist separation.

Example : The dress clings to her body.
The label stuck to the box.
The sushi rice grains cohere.

Synonyms : adhere, cling, cohere, stick

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Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

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A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

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In a productive way.

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Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

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(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

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Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

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The amount a salary is increased.

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An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.