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Definition of cleavage
1a : the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes; also : the occurrence of such splittingb : a fragment (as of a diamond) obtained by splitting
2 : the action of cleaving or splitting : the state of being cleft
3 : the series of synchronized mitotic cell divisions of a fertilized egg that results in the formation of the blastomeres and changes the single-celled zygote into a multicellular embryo; also : one of these cell divisions
4 : the splitting of a molecule into simpler molecules
5 : the depression between a woman's breasts especially when made visible by a low-cut neckline
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Examples of cleavage in a Sentence
The dress is cut low enough to reveal a lot of cleavage.
the cleavage between the rich and poor
the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops
Recent Examples of cleavage from the Web
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This ideological cleavage within the GOP complicates McConnell’s ability to cobble a deal.
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The lace-up style is made to enhance your cleavage.
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A Polish diva, all blond hair and overflowing cleavage, belts about animal rights before a screen showing a digital flock of birds.
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Her strapless bustier began to expose varying degrees of cleavage.
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As for the 15-year-old high school freshman who has faced in-school suspension for wearing shorts that were allegedly too short, she has also been reprimanded on other occasions for showing some of her stomach and for showing cleavage.
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Mix one swaggering, slurring, Johnny Depp (heavy on the eyeliner) with one headstrong young lass in a cleavage-baring corset and one noble, handsome upstart.
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Because cleavage is so old-fashioned and sideboobs are so over.
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And the women aren’t bad either, with director Seth Gordon having apparently decided to shoot this epic in Ogle-Vision, the better to emphasize cleavage and derrières.
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First Known Use of cleavage
1816
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CLEAVAGE Defined for English Language Learners
cleavage
playDefinition of cleavage for English Language Learners
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: the space between a woman's breasts especially when it can be easily seen
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: a division between two things or groups
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: the act of splitting apart
CLEAVAGE Defined for Kids
cleavage
playDefinition of cleavage for Students
1 : the tendency of a rock or mineral to split readily in one or more directions
2 : the action of splitting
3 : the state of being split
Medical Dictionary
cleavage
playMedical Definition of cleavage
1: the series of synchronized mitotic cell divisions of the fertilized egg that results in the formation of the blastomeres and changes the single-celled zygote into a multicellular embryo; also : one of these cell divisions
2: the splitting of a molecule into simpler molecules
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