cleave
noun
1. (technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.
verb
1. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
- cleave the bone
Definition categories: contact, tear
2. make by cutting into
- The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
Definition categories: contact, create, make
3. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Similar word(s): adhere, cling, cohere, stick
Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch
Sentences with cleave as a verb:
- The wings cleaved the foggy air.
- The truck cleaved a path through the ice.