chiefly Scottish. : claw, hand, grasp, clutch.

What is the meaning of Cleves?

1 dialectal, England : cliff. 2 dialectal, England : steep sloping ground : brae.

What does Cleve in Cleveland mean?

Cleveland in England got its name from the old English clif meaning slope and land meaning land. The area's name means “cliff-land,” in reference to the Cleveland Hills that bore the same etymology. ... This name actually is a direct reference to the Cleveland area of England and means 'of Cleveland.