cleft
[noun]
Synonyms: crack, chink, fissure, rift, rima, rimation, rime, split, ravine, arroyo, chasm, clough, clove, gap, gorge, gulch, schism, cleavage

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I. cleft¹ /kleft/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: geclyft]

1. a natural crack in something, especially the surface of rocks or the Earth

2. an area on the chin or lip that goes slightly inwards

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II. cleft² adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: cleft³]
be (caught) in a cleft stick British English to be in a very difficult situation in which any action or decision you make will cause problems

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III. cleft³
a past tense and past participle of cleave

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