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Past tense for to split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument
“The first task of the cooper then is to use his sharpened froe to cleave the trunk radially into staves.”
Past tense for to force one's way through
“White used his bulk to cleave through the crowd, holding his gold shield before him like the bowsprit of a clipper.”
Past tense for to stick together (literally or figuratively)
“Whatever new ties might gather round each, our two hearts would cleave together until death.”
Past tense for to cut or divide into two parts
Past tense for to join or connect securely together
Past tense for to chop off, especially with an ax
Past tense for to come together to form one mass or whole
(of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) Past tense for to grip or take hold on a surface
Cut or ripped open or into pieces
“Still weary, he followed behind me as I cleaved through the crowds toward Elizabeth.”
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