cleave

verbs

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

"cleave the bone"

cleave, rive, split

is derived from

is derived from

is derived from

make by cutting into

"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

cleave

is derived from

verb group

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

"cleave the bone"

entails

separate with or as if with an instrument

"Cut the rope"

is a type of (narrower)

make or cause to be or to become

"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

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"

adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick