The difference between Cleave and Hug
When used as nouns, cleave means flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass, whereas hug means an affectionate close embrace.
When used as verbs, cleave means to split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument, whereas hug means to crouch.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cleave and Hug
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Cleave as a verb (transitive):
To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
Examples:
"The wings cleaved the foggy air."
"RQ:AV Psalms 78 15 Hee claue the rockes in the wildernes: and gaue them drinke as out of the great depthes."
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Cleave as a verb (transitive, mineralogy):
To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
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Cleave as a verb (intransitive):
To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting.
Examples:
"The truck cleaved a path through the ice."
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Cleave as a verb (transitive, chemistry):
To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
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Cleave as a verb (intransitive):
To split.
Examples:
"RQ:AV Numbers 16 31 And it came to passe as he had made an ende of speaking all these words, that the ground claue asunder that was vnder them:"
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Cleave as a verb (intransitive, mineralogy):
Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division.
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Cleave as a noun (technology):
Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.
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Cleave as a verb (intransitive):
To cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.
Examples:
"RQ:AV Ruth 1 14 And they lift vp their voyce, and wept againe: and Orpah kissed her mother in law, but Ruth claue vnto her."
"RQ:AV 2 Kings 3 3 Neuerthelesse, hee cleaued vnto the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which made Israel to sinne; he departed not therefrom."
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Hug as a noun:
An affectionate close embrace.
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Hug as a noun:
A particular grip in wrestling.
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Hug as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To crouch; huddle as with cold.
Examples:
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Hug as a verb (intransitive):
To cling closely together.
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Hug as a verb (transitive):
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
Examples:
"Billy hugged Danny until he felt better."
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Hug as a verb (transitive):
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
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Hug as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.