The Only Use of
cleave
in
The Hobbit
- May it soon cleave goblins once again!
Chpt 3cleave = cut through (with violent force)
Definition:
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(cleave as in: cleave through) to split or cut through somethingeditor's notes: Ironically, this word can mean to split in two or to hold together.
Note that you may see cleaved, cleft, clove, or cloven as the past tense of this sense of cleave.