Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈkləʊvəliːf/
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/ˈkloʊvɚliːf/
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ˈkləʊvəliːf
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- GB
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ˈkloʊvɚliːf
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- US
Adjective
In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
Usage- not-comparable
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a fancy cloverleaf motif
Noun
The leaf of a clover plant.
Usage- with plural cloverleaves
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Cloverleaves have a pealike flavor and make a nice accent among salad greens.
(with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) Ellipsis of cloverleaf interchange.
Usage- US usage
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The off-ramp will lead you along the cloverleaf to your next on-ramp.
By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Verb
To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
Usage- Intransitive
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More examples (1)
Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated “the debacle” by “allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail” instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy.
Noun
an interchange that does not require left-hand turns
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