cleave

v. cling to; attach oneself to; join together; be singularly devoted to

v. split, separate; be split apart, be separated; pass through; part from

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Verb
1. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
(synonym) split, rive
(hypernym) tear
(hyponym) maul
(derivation) cleft
2. make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
(hypernym) make, create
(entail) cut
(verb-group) split, rive
(derivation) cleft
3. 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"
(synonym) cling, adhere, stick, cohere
(hypernym) touch, adjoin, meet, contact
(hyponym) mold
(entail) attach
(verb-group) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to

n. clove

(v. t.)
To part or open naturally; to divide.
  

(v. t.)
To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
  

(v. i.)
To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost.
  

(v. i. )
To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment.
  

(v. i. )
To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate.
  

(v. i. )
To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.