Cleft

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›ft

Origin

Old English clift; compare Swedish klyft ("cave, den") cave, den, German Kluft. See cleave.

Full definition of cleft

Noun

1. An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
2. A piece made by splitting.a cleft of wood
3. A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

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Verb

1. cleft

   (past of cleave)