Cleave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

make by cutting into

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːk/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈali/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈali/

1 syllable Say it as /kjˈuːk/.

Examples

cleave the bone
The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
The dress clings to her body

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

split cling stick adhere cohere rive

Parts of Speech

verb	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument “cleave the bone”
verb	make by cutting into “The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock”
verb	come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation “The dress clings to her body”

Word Forms

cleft	noun	a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
cleavage	noun	the act of cleaving or splitting
cleaver	noun	a butcher's knife having a large square blade
split	noun	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
splitter	noun	a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences
adherent	adjective	sticking fast
adhesion	noun	the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
cohesive	adjective	causing cohesion
coherent	adjective	sticking together
cohesion	noun	the state of cohering or sticking together
coherency	noun	the state of cohering or sticking together
coherence	noun	the state of cohering or sticking together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spalten

trennen oder mit einem Werkzeug, beispielsweise einem scharfen Instrument, schneiden

🇫🇷French

fendre

séparer ou couper avec un outil, tel qu'un instrument tranchant

🇪🇸Spanish

adherirse

separar o cortar con una herramienta, como un instrumento afilado

🇮🇹Italian

fendersi

separarli o tagliarli con uno strumento, ad esempio uno strumento affilato

🇳🇱Dutch

splijten

scheiden of snijden met gereedschap, zoals een scherp instrument

🇵🇹Portuguese

partir

separar ou cortar com uma ferramenta, como um instrumento pontiagudo

🇷🇺Russian

раскалывать

отделить или разрезать с помощью инструмента, например острого инструмента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फोड़ना

किसी तेज़ उपकरण जैसे किसी उपकरण से अलग करना या काटना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাটল

একটি টুল দিয়ে আলাদা বা কাটা, যেমন একটি ধারালো যন্ত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

கூர்மையான கருவி போன்ற கருவியால் பிரிக்கவும் அல்லது வெட்டவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చీలిక

పదునైన పరికరం వంటి సాధనంతో వేరు చేయండి లేదా కత్తిరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फाटणे

धारदार उपकरणासारख्या साधनाने वेगळे करा किंवा कट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીરો

તીક્ષ્ણ સાધન જેવા સાધનથી અલગ કરો અથવા કાપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೀಳು

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಉಪಕರಣದಂತಹ ಉಪಕರಣದಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിളർക്കുക

മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ഉപകരണം പോലെയുള്ള ഒരു ഉപകരണം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് വേർതിരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുറിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੀਵ

ਇੱਕ ਟੂਲ ਨਾਲ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਕੱਟੋ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਸਾਧਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھٹنا

کسی آلے سے الگ یا کاٹنا، جیسے تیز آلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劈开

分离或用工具切割，例如锋利的仪器

🇯🇵Japanese

裂く

鋭利な器具などの道具を使って切り離すか切断する

🇰🇷Korean

쪼개다

날카로운 도구 등의 도구를 사용하여 분리하거나 절단합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tách ra

tách hoặc cắt bằng dụng cụ, chẳng hạn như dụng cụ sắc nhọn

🇹🇭Thai

แตกแยก

แยกหรือตัดด้วยเครื่องมือ เช่น เครื่องมือมีคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

membelah

pisahkan atau potong dengan alat, seperti alat tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

hiwain

hiwalay o gupitin gamit ang isang kasangkapan, tulad ng isang matalas na instrumento

🇲🇾Malay

belah

asingkan atau potong dengan alat, seperti alat tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انشق

منفصلة أو مقطوعة بأداة، مثل أداة حادة

🇮🇷Persian

شکافتن

با ابزاری مانند ابزار تیز جدا کنید یا برش دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

yarılmak

keskin bir alet gibi bir aletle ayırın veya kesin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדבּוֹק

להפריד או לחתוך עם כלי, כגון מכשיר חד

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