Synonyms: stick, adhere, cleave, cling, cohere
Definition: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Usage: The dress clings to her body; The label stuck to the box; The sushi rice grains cohere
Similar words: touch, adjoin, contact, meet
Definition: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Usage: The two buildings touch; Their hands touched; The wire must not contact the metal cover; The surfaces contact at this point
Definition: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Usage: cleave the bone
Similar words: tear
Definition: to separate or be separated by force
Usage: planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars
Synonyms: cleave
Definition: make by cutting into
Usage: The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor