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cleave

/kliːv/

ពុះ

  1. verb ពុះ, ឆ្កៀល, បំបែក
    to split or divide something along a natural grain or line
    ពុះ ឬបំបែកជាពីរផ្នែក
    He used an axe to cleave the wood in two.
    គាត់បានប្រើពូថៅដើម្បីពុះឈើជាពីរ។
  2. verb នៅជាប់, ប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់
    to stick fast to someone or something
    នៅស្អិតជាប់ ឬប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់ជាមួយអ្វីមួយ
    They decided to cleave to their family traditions.
    ពួកគេបានសម្រេចចិត្តប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់នូវប្រពៃណីគ្រួសាររបស់ពួកគេ។

Synonyms: split, divide, sever, adhere, cling

Antonyms: join, unite, separate

Forms: cleaves, cleft/cleaved/clove, cleft/cleaved/cloven, cleaving

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.