cleave in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   cling  cleave  adhere  stick  cohere 
   
2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
   "cleave the bone"
   cleave  split  rive 
   
3. make by cutting into
   "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
   cleave