cling as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
- 2
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cling
noun
1 cling
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
synonym: clingstone.
verb
1 cling
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.
Roget 46:
cohere,
adhere,
stick,
cling,
cleave,
hold,
take hold of,
hold fast,
close with,
clasp,
hug;
grow together,
hang together;
twine round
etc.
(join)
43.
stick like a leech,
stick like wax;
stick close;
cling like ivy,
cling like a bur;
adhere like a remora,
adhere like Dejanira's shirt.
glue;
agglutinate,
conglutinate†;
cement,
lute,
paste,
gum;
solder,
weld;
cake,
consolidate
etc.
(solidify)
321;
agglomerate.
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Dutch: vasthouden, klampen, klemmen, kleven, klitten, pakken, plakken
2 cling
To remain emotionally or intellectually attached.
3 cling
Hold on tightly or tenaciously.
synonym: hang.
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