cleaves

verb

SayKLEEVZ/klivz/

1 meaning of cleaves

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verb
Third-person singular simple present of cleave.
The butcher cleaves the ribs apart with one heavy chop.
The fast boat cleaves the water and leaves white waves behind it.

cleave, verb: To split something or cut it apart with a sharp instrument, or as if with one. Full entry

Forms: cleavecleaves he/she/itcleaving -ing formcleft past tense, past participle
Spelling: cleave → cleaves: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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