Cleave
Cleave verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
Nick
Nick verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Nearby Words: nicked, Nicky, Nicki, Nickie
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Nick and Cleave. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleave/nick
Cleave & Nick. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleave/nick>.
Nick or Cleave. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cleave/nick.
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