ASL Sign Language Dictionary

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cleave

How to sign: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
"cleave the bone";

cleave in ASL Watch how to sign cleave in American Sign Language
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split wood in ASL Watch how to sign split wood in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: split, rive

Categories: tear

Within this category: laminate, maul

cleave

How to sign: 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";

cleave to in ASL Watch how to sign cleave to in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: cling, cohere, adhere, stick

Categories: adjoin, contact, meet, touch

Within this category: agglutinate, conglutinate, mold

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