[kleev]
verb
To adhere closely; stick; cling.
She cleaved onto her parents like a fly to shit, ’till they tried to baptize her and score her genitals.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Cleave.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/cleave. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “cleave”, accessed January 17, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/cleave.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Cleave. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved January 17, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/cleave