> >A classic example is "cleave": 'to cut something into separate pieces' and >'to cling to tightly'. Similar is "hew" 'cut' and "hew to" 'adhere to'. > >Frank Abate ~~~~~~~~ But "hew to" 'adhere to' is really an extension of the "hew" 'cut' meaning: from hew to the line, as in squaring off a log. A. Murie A&M Murie N. Bangor NY sagehen at westelcom.com