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English verb: cleave | |||
| 1. | cleave (contact) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | ||
| Samples | Cleave the bone. | ||
| Synonyms | rive, split | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tear | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | laminate, maul | ||
| Verb group | cleave | ||
| 2. | cleave (contact) make by cutting into | ||
| Samples | The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Entail | cut | ||
| Verb group | cleave, rive, split | ||
| 3. | cleave (contact) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | ||
| Samples | The dress clings to her body. The label stuck to the box. The sushi rice grains cohere. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, cling, cohere, stick | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agglutinate, conglutinate, mold | ||
| Entail | attach | ||
| Verb group | adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick, stick to | ||
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