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cling

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cling

1
 v
hold on tightly or tenaciously
2
 n
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cling
1

v hold on tightly or tenaciously

“The child clung to his mother's apron”
Synonyms:
hang
Type of:
grasp, hold on
hold firmly

v come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

“The dress clings to her body”
Synonyms:
adhere, cleave, cohere, stick
adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick to
stick to firmly
stick
fasten with an adhesive material like glue
Types:
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mold
fit tightly, follow the contours of
conglutinate
stick together
agglutinate
clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
haemagglutinate, hemagglutinate
cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Type of:
adjoin, contact, meet, touch
be in direct physical contact with; make contact

v to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

“He clings to the idea that she might still love him.”
2

n fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

Synonyms:
clingstone
Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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