Meaning ofcleavein English

Verb

1. to split or sever with a sharp edge
   The knife will cleave the wood along the grain.
2. to stick or cling to something; adhere
   The cells cleave to the surface of the petri dish.
3. to break a crystal along a plane (forming facets)
   The geologist used a hammer to cleave the crystal into smaller pieces.
4. to split complex molecules into simpler ones
   The enzyme will cleave the protein into smaller peptides.
5. to split along a natural plane (in crystals)
   The mineral cleave along its crystal planes when subjected to stress.