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English to English verb
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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |  | Example: cleave the bone
source: wordnet30
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make by cutting into | | Example: The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. | | source: webster1913
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To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. | | source: webster1913
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To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost. | | source: webster1913
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