[kleyv] 
[klah-vey] | one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing. |
[kleev] ) clave; cleaved; cleav⋅ing. | 1. | to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to). |
| 2. | to remain faithful (usually fol. by to): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution. |
[kleev] verb, cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or clo⋅ven, cleav⋅ing.| 1. | to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. |
| 2. | to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness. |
| 3. | to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly. |
| 4. | to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree. |
| 5. | to part or split, esp. along a natural line of division. |
| 6. | to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usually fol. by through). |
| clave 1 (klāv) v. Archaic A past tense of cleave1. |
| clave 2 (klāv) v. Archaic A past tense of cleave2. |
| cla·ve 3 (klä'vā) n.
[American Spanish, from Spanish, keystone, from Latin clāvis, key.] |