Cleave and Check

Cleave

Cleave verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

Check and cleave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Check" instead a verb "Cleave".

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

Check

Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.

Cleave and check are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Check".

Common collocations

head cleave head check head
tree cleave tree check tree
damage cleave damage check damage
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