Толковый словарь английского языка - cleave
Cleave
cleave
I. intransitive verb (~d or clove; also clave; ~d; cleaving) Etymology: Middle English clevien, from Old English clifian; akin to Old High German kleben to stick Date: before 12th century to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly, see: stick II. verb (~d; also cleft or clove; ~d; also cleft or cloven; cleaving) Etymology: Middle English cleven, from Old English clēofan; akin to Old Norse kljūfa to split, Latin glubere to peel, Greek glyphein to carve Date: before 12th century transitive verb to divide by or as if by a cutting blow ; split , to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views, to subject to chemical cleavage , intransitive verb to split especially along the grain, to penetrate or pass through something by or as if by cutting, see: tear
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1. v. (past clove or cleft or cleaved; past part. cloven or cleft or cleaved) literary 1 a tr. chop or break apart, split, esp. along the grain or the line of cleavage. b intr. come apart in this way. 2 tr. make one's way through (air or water). Derivatives cleavable adj. Etymology: OE cleofan f. Gmc 2. v.intr. (past cleaved or clave) (foll. by to) literary stick fast; adhere. Etymology: OE cleofian, clifian f. WG: cf. CLAY ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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