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cleave
verb
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
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verb
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
“The dress clings to her body”
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”
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The dress clings to her body
The label stuck to the box
The sushi rice grains cohere
Cleave the bone
The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
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