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    cleft
    [klɛft]
    verb
    1. past and past participle of cleave.
    adjective
    cleft (adjective)
    1. split, divided, or partially divided into two:
      "a cleft chin"
    cleft
    [klɛft]
    noun
    cleft (noun) · clefts (plural noun)
      • a vertical indentation in the middle of a person's forehead or chin:
        "the enticing cleft in his chin"
      • a deep division between two parts of the body.
    Origin
    Middle English clift: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kluft and German Kluft, also to cleave. The form of the word was altered in the 16th century by association with cleft.
    cleave
    [kliːv]
    verb
    cleft (past tense)
    1. split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain:
      "the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire"
      • split (a molecule) by breaking a particular chemical bond.
      • biology
        (of a cell) divide:
        "the egg cleaves to form a mulberry-shaped cluster of cells"
      • make a way through (something) forcefully, as if by splitting it apart:
        "they watched a coot cleave the smooth water" · "an unstoppable warrior clove through their ranks"
    Origin
    Old English clēofan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klieven and German klieben.
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    Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of CLEFT is a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure.
    A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. A cleft in someone's chin is a line down the middle of it. If someone has a cleft chin, they have a cleft in their chin. 4. 5. Cleft is a past participle of cleave . Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
    cloven; cleave; cloven; split; divided. (of a leaf, corolla, lobe, or other expanded plant part) having divisions formed by incisions or narrow sinuses that extend more than halfway to the midrib or the base. Treatable diagnoses, such as cleft lip, are distinct from diagnoses pertaining to severely disabled newborns.
    cleft (plural clefts) An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. Then came some palsied oak, a cleft in him / Like a distorted mouth that splits its rim / Gaping at death, and dies while it recoils. A piece made by splitting. A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
  3. Cleft is a noun that can mean1234:
    • A space or opening made by cleavage; a split.
    • A division formed by cleaving.
    • A hollow area or indentation, such as a chin with a cleft.
    • A crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse.
    • An opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground.
    • A space or opening made by or as if by splitting; a fissure.
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    noun a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. a division formed by cleaving. a hollow area or indentation: a chin with a cleft. Veterinary Pathology. a crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse.
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    cleft split; divided; a crack or crevice; an indentation between two parts, as of the chin
    cleft noun [ C ] us / kleft / uk / kleft / Add to word list an opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground:
    dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/cleft
    cleft 1 of 2 noun ˈkleft Synonyms of cleft 1 : a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleft
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