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tailwind

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

blue'>Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb
to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly //They kept themselves strictly separate, each cleaving to their own language, rituals, and food. — Gourmet //Notice was served on the Democratic party that it must cleave to the Jackson line if it wanted the labor vote. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. //The film's script has the same lack of pretension, cleaving to the teen movie formula with its high school cliques, clowns and bullies … — Sandra Hall

verb (2)

cleaved ˈklēvd also cleft ˈkleft or clove ˈklōv ; cleaved also cleft or cloven ˈklō-vən ; cleaving

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to divide by or as if by a cutting blow split //The blow cleaved the victim's skull.
to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views //The political party was cleaved by internal bickering.
to subject to chemical cleavage //a p
blue'>Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly //They kept themselves strictly separate, each cleaving to their own language, rituals, and food. — Gourmet //Notice was served on the Democratic party that it must cleave to the Jackson line if it wanted the labor vote. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. //The film's script has the same lack of pretension, cleaving to the teen movie formula with its high school cliques, clowns and bullies … — Sandra Hall

verb (2)

cleaved ˈklēvd also cleft ˈkleft or clove ˈklōv ; cleaved also cleft or cloven ˈklō-vən ; cleaving

transitive verb
to divide by or as if by a cutting blow split //The blow cleaved the victim's skull.
to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views //The political party was cleaved by internal bickering.
to subject to chemical cleavage //a p