All cleave synonyms

verb cleave

• divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
• hew — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
• sunder — to separate; part; divide; sever.
• rive — to tear or rend apart: to rive meat from a bone.
• pierce — to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• rend — to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
• separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
• divorce — a divorced man.
• dissect — to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
• hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
• rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
• chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
• crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
• part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
• stab — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
• slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
• disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
• carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
• open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
• whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
• sever — to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
• dissever — to sever; separate.
• join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
• associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
• unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
• adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
• attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
• remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
• link — a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
• cling — If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
• combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
• cohere — If the different elements of a piece of writing, a piece of music, or a set of ideas cohere, they fit together well so that they form a united whole.
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
• slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
• smite — to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.
• split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
• stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
• hold on — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• conjoin — If two or more things conjoin or if you conjoin them, they are united and joined together.
• stand by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
• stick together — be united
• abide by — If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
• stay put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.