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Definitions for Cloven

[1] a past participle of cleave2
[2] cleft; split; divided: Goats have cloven hoofs.
[3] to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually followed by to ).
[4] to remain faithful (usually followed by to ): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution.
[5] to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
[6] to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness.
[7] to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly.
[8] to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree.
[9] to part or split, especially along a natural line of division.
[10] to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usually followed by through ).
[11] a past participle of cleave 1
[12] split; cleft; divided
[13] to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness
[14] (tr) to make by or as if by cutting to cleave a path
[15] (when intr, foll by through ) to penetrate or traverse
[16] (intr foll by to ) to cling or adhere

Words related to Cloven

hew, sunder, rive, pierce, cut, rend, separate, divorce, dissect, hack, rip, chop, crack, part, stab, slice, disunite, carve, open, whack

Words nearby Cloven

clove, clove hitch, clove oil, clove pink, clovelly, cloven, cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clover, cloverleaf, cloverleaf aerial

Origin of Cloven

eave2before 950; Middle English cleven, Old English clēofan, cognate with Old High German klioban (German klieben ), Old Norse kljūfa; akin to Greek glýphein to carve, Latin glūbere to peel

Other words from Cloven

un·clo·ven , adjective
cleav·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Cloven

eaveOld English cleofian; related to Old High German klebēn to stick

Synonyms for Cloven

hew, sunder, carve, chop, crack, cut, dissect, dissever, disunite, divorce, hack, open, part, pierce, rend, rip, rive, separate, sever, slice, stab, whack, tear asunder