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

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

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

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.