(intransitive) To climb; ascend.

Burdock or agrimony.

(transitive) To split; separate; cleave; chop.

A topographic surname from Old English - someone who lived near a cliff (Old English clif). / A male given name transferred from the surname. Popular in Britain in mid-twentieth century.

plural of clivis

present participle of clive

(obsolete or dialectal) clever

Galium aparine, the plant called cleavers.

A surname from German.

plural of Cliver