cleave
Cross references:
1. stick 2. tear
1. cleave \'kle-v\ \'kle-vd\ \'klo-v\ \'kla-v\ vi or cleaved or clove also
clave; also cleav.ing [ME clevien, fr. OE clifian] : ADHERE, CLING
2. cleave \'kle-vd\ \'kleft\ \'klo-v\ \'klo--v*n\ vb or cleaved also cleft
also clove; also cleaved; also cleft; also clo.ven also cleav.ing [ME
cleven, fr. OE cle-ofan; akin to ON klju-fa to spli]t, L glubere to peel,
Gk glyphein to carve 1: to divide by or as if by a cutting blow : SPLIT 2:
to separate into distinct parts and esp. into groups having divergent v
iews 1: to split esp. along the grain 2: to penetrate or pass through
something by or as if by cutting