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cloven

/ˈkləʊvn/adjective

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फटा हुआ, दो भागों में बँटा (खुर)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    (of the foot of an animal such as a cow, goat or deer) divided into two parts

    फटा हुआ, दो भागों में बँटा (खुर)

    • Goats and cows have cloven hooves.

    Synonyms split divided cleft

Idioms 1

show the cloven hoof

to show that you are evil or have bad intentions

असली (बुरा) रूप दिखाना

  • The tyrant soon showed the cloven hoof.
  • Behind his charm, he eventually showed the cloven hoof.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

split divided cleft

§Grammar and usage

Cloven is an old past participle of cleave, and today it is used mainly in the phrase 'cloven hoof'.

Cloven, verb cleave का पुराना past participle है, और आज यह मुख्यतः 'cloven hoof' phrase में प्रयोग होता है।