"cleave" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kliːv/ [UK], /kliv/ [US] Audio: en-au-cleave.ogg [Australia] Forms: cleaves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan (“to split, to separate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”). Doublet of clive. Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva; also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|cleven}} Middle English cleven, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|clēofan|t=to split, to separate}} clēofan (“to split, to separate”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kleuban}} Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kleubaną}} Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-|t=to cut, to slice}} Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”), {{doublet|en|clive}} Doublet of clive, {{cog|nl|klieven}} Dutch klieven, {{cog|de|klieben}} German klieben, {{cog|sv|klyva}} Swedish klyva, {{cog|nn|kløyva}} Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva, {{cog|grc|γλύφω||carve}} Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cleave (plural cleaves)
  1. (technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. Categories (topical): Technology Derived forms: cleaver Related terms: cleavage, cleft
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-noun-yAFgLiLQ Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /kliːv/ [UK], /kliv/ [US] Audio: en-au-cleave.ogg [Australia] Forms: cleaves [present, singular, third-person], cleaving [participle, present], cleft [past], clove [past], cleaved [UK, past], clave [archaic, past], cleft [participle, past], cloven [participle, past], cleaved [UK, participle, past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English cleven, from the Old English strong verb clēofan (“to split, to separate”), from Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”). Doublet of clive. Cognate with Dutch klieven, dialectal German klieben, Swedish klyva, Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva; also Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|cleven}} Middle English cleven, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|clēofan|t=to split, to separate}} clēofan (“to split, to separate”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kleuban}} Proto-West Germanic *kleuban, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kleubaną}} Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-|t=to cut, to slice}} Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- (“to cut, to slice”), {{doublet|en|clive}} Doublet of clive, {{cog|nl|klieven}} Dutch klieven, {{cog|de|klieben}} German klieben, {{cog|sv|klyva}} Swedish klyva, {{cog|nn|kløyva}} Norwegian Nynorsk kløyva, {{cog|grc|γλύφω||carve}} Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō, “carve”) Head templates: {{en-verb|cleaves|cleaving|cleft|past2=clove|past3=cleaved|past3_qual=UK|past4=clave|past4_qual=archaic|past_ptc2=cloven|past_ptc3=cleaved|past_ptc3_qual=UK}} cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past cleft or clove or (UK) cleaved or (archaic) clave, past participle cleft or cloven or (UK) cleaved)
  1. (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. Tags: transitive Translations (transitive to split or sever): σχίζω (skhízō) (Ancient Greek), شَقَّ (šaqqa) (Arabic), فَسَخَ (fasaḵa) (Arabic), صَدَعَ (ṣadaʕa) (Arabic), فَلَقَ (falaqa) (Arabic), شَرَمَ (šarama) (Arabic), раско́лваць (raskólvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), расшчапля́ць (rasščapljácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), кало́ць (kalócʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), цепя (cepja) (Bulgarian), разцепвам (razcepvam) (Bulgarian), 劈開 (Chinese Mandarin), 劈开 (pīkāi) (Chinese Mandarin), proříznout [perfective] (Czech), rozetnout [perfective] (Czech), rozříznout [perfective] (Czech), kløve (Danish), klieven (Dutch), z:n-z:n-T30 (znzn) (Egyptian), halkaista (Finnish), halkoa [continuative] (Finnish), cliver (French), fendre (French), partir (Galician), tallar (Galician), tronzar (Galician), fender (Galician), გაპობა (gaṗoba) (Georgian), გაჭრა (gač̣ra) (Georgian), გაკვეთა (gaḳveta) (Georgian), spalten (German), hasít (Hungarian), kljúfa (Icelandic), láta klofna (Icelandic), fendere (Italian), 割る (waru) (alt: わる) (Japanese), 쪼개다 (jjogaeda) (Korean), mākahi (Maori), matakahi (Maori), tīwara (Maori), kløyve (Norwegian), fendre (Occitan), fendasclar (Occitan), asclar (Occitan), trencar (Occitan), clēofan (Old English), یارمق (yarmak) (Ottoman Turkish), شقه کردن (šaqqe kardan) (Persian), partir (Portuguese), talhar (Portuguese), despica (Romanian), раска́лывать (raskályvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расколо́ть (raskolótʹ) [perfective] (Russian), разреза́ть (razrezátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разре́зать (razrézatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), рассека́ть (rassekátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассе́чь (rasséčʹ) [perfective] (Russian), коло́ть (kolótʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расщепля́ть (rasščepljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расщепи́ть (rasščepítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), भिनत्ति (bhinatti) (Sanskrit), तृन्त्ते (tṛntte) (Sanskrit), hender (Spanish), klyva (Swedish), yarmak (Turkish), розко́лювати (rozkóljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розще́плювати (rozščépljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), розщепи́ти (rozščepýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), коло́ти (kolóty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-uTMlaqrG Disambiguation of 'transitive to split or sever': 40 5 3 14 29 8
  2. (transitive, mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Mineralogy, Chemical reactions Translations (transitive figurative): halkoa (Finnish), cliver (French), tronzar (Galician), ritagliarsi (Italian), clivar (Occitan), раска́лывать (raskályvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расколо́ть (raskolótʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-3FB6BsZR Disambiguation of Chemical reactions: 17 12 29 0 15 0 9 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 16 31 1 8 1 7 22 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 15 30 2 8 1 8 20 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'transitive figurative': 22 32 16 25 0 5
  3. (transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-3G5vcCws
  4. (transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-911x5s9M
  5. (intransitive) To split. Tags: intransitive Translations (intransitive to split): цепя се (cepja se) (Bulgarian), rozetnout [perfective] (Czech), splitsen (Dutch), haljeta (Finnish), lohjeta (Finnish), fendre (French), spaccare (Italian), fendasclar (Occitan), fendre (Occitan), asclar (Occitan), раска́лывать (raskályvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), расколо́ть (raskolótʹ) [perfective] (Russian), klyvas (Swedish), splittras (Swedish), klyva sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-xGs1q-fn Disambiguation of 'intransitive to split': 13 2 0 18 53 15
  6. (intransitive, mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Mineralogy Translations (intransitive mineralogy): lohjeta (Finnish), tagliare (Italian), talhar (Occitan), clivar (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-VvpUj30l Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'intransitive mineralogy': 4 36 0 4 10 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cleave gag Translations (transitive chemistry): разцепвам (razcepvam) (Bulgarian), lohkaista (Finnish), cliver (French), scindere (Italian), clivar (Occitan), escindir (Spanish), klyva (Swedish) Translations (transitive mineralogy): разцепвам (razcepvam) (Bulgarian), lohkaista (Finnish), cliver (French), tailler (French), tagliare (Italian), talhar (Occitan), clivar (Occitan), tallar (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'transitive chemistry': 10 30 8 34 0 18 Disambiguation of 'transitive mineralogy': 9 40 5 10 0 36

Verb [English]

IPA: /kliːv/ [UK], /kliv/ [US] Audio: en-au-cleave.ogg [Australia] Forms: cleaves [present, singular, third-person], cleaving [participle, present], cleaved [participle, past], cleaved [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: From Middle English cleven, a conflation of two verbs: Old English clifian (from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną) and Old English clīfan (from Proto-West Germanic *klīban, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleven, German kleben (“to stick”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gleybʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|cleven}} Middle English cleven, {{inh|en|ang|clifian}} Old English clifian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klibēn}} Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klibāną}} Proto-Germanic *klibāną, {{inh|en|ang|clīfan}} Old English clīfan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klīban}} Proto-West Germanic *klīban, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klībaną}} Proto-Germanic *klībaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gleybʰ-||to stick}} Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”), {{cog|nl|kleven}} Dutch kleven, {{cog|de|kleben||to stick}} German kleben (“to stick”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cleave (third-person singular simple present cleaves, present participle cleaving, simple past and past participle cleaved)
  1. (intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something. Tags: intransitive, rare Translations (to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something): йәбешеү (yəbeşew) (Bashkir), оставам верен на (ostavam veren na) (Bulgarian), klæbe (Danish), kleben (German), haereo (Latin), یاپشمق (yapışmak) (Ottoman Turkish), клеиться (kléitʹsʹa) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cleave-en-verb-DnrXPq62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
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          "word": "صَدَعَ"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "劈開"
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "pīkāi",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "劈开"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "kløve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "klieven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "znzn",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "z:n-z:n-T30"
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "halkaista"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "halkoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "cliver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "fendre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "partir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "tallar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "tronzar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
          "word": "fender"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "40 5 3 14 29 8",
          "code": "ka",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šaqqa",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "شَقَّ"
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      "roman": "fasaḵa",
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      "word": "فَسَخَ"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "ṣadaʕa",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "صَدَعَ"
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      "roman": "falaqa",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "فَلَقَ"
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      "roman": "šarama",
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      "word": "شَرَمَ"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "rasščapljácʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "расшчапля́ць"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kalócʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "кало́ць"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "cepja",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "цепя"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razcepvam",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "разцепвам"
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "劈開"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "pīkāi",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "劈开"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "proříznout"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "rozříznout"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "kløve"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "klieven"
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    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "znzn",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "z:n-z:n-T30"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "halkaista"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "halkoa"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "cliver"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "fendre"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "partir"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "tallar"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "tronzar"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "fender"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaṗoba",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "გაპობა"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gač̣ra",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "გაჭრა"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "gaḳveta",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "გაკვეთა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "spalten"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "σχίζω"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "kljúfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "láta klofna"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "fendere"
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    {
      "alt": "わる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "waru",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "割る"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jjogaeda",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "쪼개다"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "mākahi"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "matakahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "tīwara"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "kløyve"
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      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "fendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "fendasclar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "asclar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "trencar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "clēofan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yarmak",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "یارمق"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šaqqe kardan",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "شقه کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "partir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "talhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "despica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskályvatʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "раска́лывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskolótʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "расколо́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razrezátʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разреза́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razrézatʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разре́зать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rassekátʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассека́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasséčʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "рассе́чь"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolótʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "коло́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasščepljátʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "расщепля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasščepítʹ",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "расщепи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhinatti",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "भिनत्ति"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "tṛntte",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "तृन्त्ते"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "hender"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "klyva"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "word": "yarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozkóljuvaty",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "розко́лювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozščépljuvaty",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "розще́плювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozščepýty",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "розщепи́ти"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kolóty",
      "sense": "transitive to split or sever",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "коло́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razcepvam",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "разцепвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "lohkaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "cliver"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "tailler"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "tagliare"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "talhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "clivar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive mineralogy",
      "word": "tallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "word": "halkoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "word": "cliver"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "word": "tronzar"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "word": "ritagliarsi"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "word": "clivar"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "раска́лывать"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "transitive figurative",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "расколо́ть"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razcepvam",
      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "разцепвам"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "lohkaista"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "cliver"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "scindere"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "clivar"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "escindir"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "transitive chemistry",
      "word": "klyva"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "cepja se",
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      "word": "цепя се"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "rozetnout"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "splitsen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "haljeta"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "lohjeta"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "fendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "spaccare"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "fendasclar"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "intransitive to split",
      "word": "fendre"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
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      "word": "asclar"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "klyvas"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "lohjeta"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "oc",
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        "(technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass."
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      "ipa": "/kliv/",
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          "ref": "2019 December 7, St. Albertus Magnus, On Cleaving to God, Dalcassian Publishing Company, page 5",
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yəbeşew",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "йәбешеү"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ostavam veren na",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "оставам верен на"
    },
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "klæbe"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "kleben"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "haereo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "yapışmak",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
      "word": "یاپشمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kléitʹsʹa",
      "sense": "to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something",
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      "word": "клеиться"
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}
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