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Definition of cleave to in English English dictionary

cleave
To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces
cleave
To pierce or penetrate as if by splitting

The wings cleaved the foggy air.

cleave
Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division
cleave
To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules
cleave
To cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto
cleave
To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice
cleave
Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass
cleave
To split
cleave
{v} to stick, join, hold, split, divide
cleave
(verb) To adhere, cling, or stick fast; To be faithful
cleave
To be faithful
cleave
To split or sever something or as if with a sharp instrument
cleave
To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling
cleave
The process of separating an optical fiber by a controlled fracture of the glass, for the purpose of obtaining a fiber end, which is flat, smooth, and perpendicular to the fiber axis
cleave
Chop up
cleave
To pierce or penetrate
cleave
To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut
cleave
To part or open naturally; to divide
cleave
The process of cutting an optical fiber by a controlled fracture of the glass, for the purpose of obtaining a fiber end, which is flat, smooth, and perpendicular to the fiber axis Coating A material applied to the cladding for protective purposes
cleave
{f} split, separate; be split apart, be separated; pass through; part from
cleave
make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
cleave
If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. She has cleaved to these principles all her life
cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
cleave
The controlled breaking of a fiber so that its surface is smooth
cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
cleave
To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. They just cleave the stone along the cracks. = split
cleave
To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate
cleave
{f} cling to; attach oneself to; join together; be singularly devoted to
cleave
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
cleave
The past tense can be either cleaved or clove; the past participle can be cleaved, cloven, or cleft for meaning 1., and is cleaved for meaning 2
cleave
To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment
cleave
To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost
cleave
make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
Turkish - English

Definition of cleave to in Turkish English dictionary

cleave
clove
cleave to
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