Cleave and Pop

Cleave

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

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

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

Pop

Pop verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

Cleave and pop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Pop".

Nearby Words: popped, popping, poping, poped

Common collocations

man cleave man pop man
head cleave head pop head
heads cleave heads pop heads
enemies cleave enemies pop enemies

Both words in one sentence

  • After Aragorn and Éomer have run off a group of Uruk-hai, a dozen of them pretend to be dead and leap up on them when their backs are turned — only to have Gimli pop up and cleave off two of their heads in a typically Dwarven display of awesome.
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