Cleave

I came across this word only 3 months ago when I purchased Fisk's book. The word is one of those which develop the split personality. This is today's word of the day at wordsmith.org.

Here is my take on this word in two different sentences

Meaning to stick together
Only hard times tells which are your real friends. The fake ones will leave and the real ones will cleave.

Meaning to split
You must cleave the table into stools if you want to fit that furniture in to your new house.