klyva — meaning in English

English meaning

• cleave verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
• cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
• divide verb To split something into two or more parts.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

klyva is used for these senses in English:

• cleave (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
• cleave (transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
• cleft split, divided, or partially divided into two.
• divide (transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
• split (intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.

cleave — full definition

1. verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
2. verb To stick closely or stay loyal to something, especially a belief, plan, or person (an older, more formal use).

cleft — full definition

1. noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
2. adj Split or divided, especially by a deep crack or notch.

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