Examples of “Clive” in a Sentence

verb An old or dialect word meaning to climb or go upward.

• The goats clive the rocky slope with ease.

verb An old or dialect word meaning to split, separate, or chop something apart.

• He clove the log in two with a single swing of the ax.

noun A dialect name for the plant burdock or for agrimony.

• Farmers once picked clive from the hedgerows for home remedies.