cleave :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

make by cutting into

v. make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

split, tear, rive

v. part

carve, chip at

v. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"

carve, form by carving

v. form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"

cut up, carve, cut to pieces

v. cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"

lop, sever

v. cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"

rip

v. cut (wood) along the grain

cut off, amputate

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

chip, cut off, break off, knap

v. break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

pull, rip, rive, rend

v. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

section, segment

v. divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

pass, crack, break through

v. as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

share, apportion, portion out, divvy up

v. give out as one's portion or share

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

cleave, make by cutting into

v. make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

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