Usually means: Splits or adheres; context dependent.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word cleaves:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. cleaves: Merriam-Webster
  2. cleaves: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cleaves: Vocabulary.com
  4. Cleave's, Cleaves, cleaves: Wordnik
  5. cleaves: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. cleaves: Wiktionary
  7. cleaves: Dictionary.com
  8. Cleaves: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Cleaves: Rhymezone
  10. cleaves: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cleaves: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cleaves: Medical dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cleaves: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See cleave as well.)

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name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #9354)


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