cleave

[US]/kliːv/
[UK]/kliːv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. split apart; advance through difficulties; stick together; persist
vt. cut open; cause to separate; make a way through

Phrases & Collocations

cleave to

cleave in two

cleave through

Example Sentences

cleave an apple with a knife

cleave to one's principles.

cleave a block of wood in two

cleave a branch from a tree

to cleave a block of wood in two

to cleave a path through the wilderness

cleave a path through the ice.

it was his choice to cleave to the Brownings.

The airplane cleaved the clouds.

They cleaved a path through the wilderness.

This wood cleaves easily.

they watched a coot cleave the smooth water.

part of why we cleave to sports is that excellence is so measurable.

the track cleaves a seam through corn.

Eagles cleaved the sky.

His spade cleaved the firm sand with a satisfying crunch.

the large chopper his father used to cleave wood for the fire.

the egg cleaves to form a mulberry-shaped cluster of cells.

Cleavable block copolymers could be cleaved into separate homopolymers under external stimuli (such as heat, light or agents).

9. The resultant ionized bond can be cleaved by a hemi-heterolysis process, affording a cation and a neutral radical.

Real-world Examples

Couples should be there for each other, should cleave to one another.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

The coagulation cascade begins when one of these proteins gets proteolytically cleaved.

Source: Osmosis - Blood Cancer

The coagulation cascade starts when one of these proteins gets proteolytically cleaved.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

This active protein then proteolytically cleaves and activates the next clotting factor, and so on.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

Trying to cleave the industry into two would hurt producers and consumers in America.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" Cleave" can mean to split, or to cling tightly.

Source: Selected English short passages

The acetal linker readily cleaves in the presence of acid.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

When the SNARE proteins are cleaved, it prevents the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters like glycine and GABA.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

Normally, trypsinogen isn't activated until it is cleaved by protease enteropeptidase which is found in the duodenum.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

At last he cried, " Cleave him to the brisket" ! but without conviction.

Source: Peter Pan

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