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cleave[1,verb] cleave[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹cleave
Pronunciation: klv
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): cleaved /klvd /; or clove /klv/; cleaved ; cleav·ing
Etymology: Middle English clevien "adhere," from Old English clifian "adhere"
: to cling to a person or thing closely

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