Cleave and Traverse

Cleave

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

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

Nearby Words: cleavage, cleaver, cleaving

Traverse

Traverse verb - To make one's way through, across, or over.

Cleave and traverse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleave" instead a verb "Traverse".

Nearby Words: traversed, traversal, traversing

Common collocations

part cleave part traverse part
path cleave path traverse path
way cleave way traverse way
mountains cleave mountains traverse mountains
Other words: void, passageways.
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