Cleave - Definition
cleave
v 1: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument;
"cleave the bone" [syn: cleave, split, rive]
2: make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel
into the rock"
3: 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" [syn:
cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]