cleave

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cleave 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  cleave 
 
  Sense  1 
  cleave,  split,  rive 
  =>  maul 
 
  Sense  3 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  mold 
  =>  conglutinate 
  =>  agglutinate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cleave 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  cleave 
 
  Sense  1 
  cleave,  split,  rive 
  =>  maul 
 
  Sense  3 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  mold 
  =>  conglutinate 
  =>  agglutinate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  cleave 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  cleave 
 
  Sense  2 
  cleave 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  3 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  attach 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  cleave 
 
  3  senses  of  cleave 
 
  Sense  1 
  cleave,  split,  rive 
  =>  tear 
 
  Sense  2 
  cleave 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Sense  3 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  cleave 
 
  cleave  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  cleave 
 
  Sense  1 
  cleave,  split,  rive 
  =>  tear 
 
  Sense  2 
  cleave 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  cleave 
  cleaver 
  cleavers 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cleave 
 
  The  verb  cleave  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cleave,  split,  rive  --  (separate  or  cut  with  a  tool,  such  as  a  sharp  instrument;  "cleave  the  bone") 
  2.  cleave  --  (make  by  cutting  into  "The  water  is  going  to  cleave  a  channel  into  the  rock") 
  3.  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere  --  (come  or  be  in  close  contact  with  "The  dress  clings  to  her  body";  "The  label  stuck  to  the  box") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cleave 
 
  The  verb  cleave  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  cleave,  split,  rive  --  (separate  or  cut  with  a  tool,  such  as  a  sharp  instrument;  "cleave  the  bone") 
  2.  cleave  --  (make  by  cutting  into  "The  water  is  going  to  cleave  a  channel  into  the  rock") 
  3.  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere  --  (come  or  be  in  close  contact  with  "The  dress  clings  to  her  body";  "The  label  stuck  to  the  box") 

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