"cleaved" in the verb sense

1. cleave, split, rive

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

"cleave the bone"

2. cleave

make by cutting into

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

3. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere

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"

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