Cleave and Hack

Cleave

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

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Hack and cleave are semantically related. in cut topic. In some cases you can use "Hack" instead a verb "Cleave", when it comes to topics like divide, hew.

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

Hack

Hack verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Cleave and hack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Hack".

Nearby Words: hacked, hacking, hacker, hackery

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Common collocations

team	cleave team	hack team
way	cleave way	hack way
opponent	cleave opponent	hack opponent
enemy	cleave enemy	hack enemy
Other words: enemies.

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There's no Hit Point system, so slaying your foe requires you hack off limbs and leave wounds until they bleed to death, or smash their heads in, or cleave them in two, or destroy a vital organ, or smash them into pieces with a hammer.

Source: Chunky Salsa Rule

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