'Cling' definitions:
Definition of 'cling'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: cling, clingstone]
verb
Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]
verb
To remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
verb
Hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: cling, hang]
Definition of 'Cling'
From: GCIDE
- Cling \Cling\, v. t.
- 1. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- I clung legs as close to his side as I could. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, Till famine cling thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cling'
From: GCIDE
- Cling \Cling\, n. Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cling'
From: GCIDE
- Cling \Cling\ (kl[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clung (kl[u^]ng), Clong (kl[o^]ng), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Clinging.] [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan. klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. Clump.] To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. [1913 Webster]
- And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus? --Mrs. Hemans. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accretion,
- adhere,
- adhere to,
- adherence,
- adhesion,
- agglomerate,
- agglomeration,
- agglutination,
- attach,
- bear hug,
- bite,
- bond,
- bunch,
- cherish,
- clamp,
- clasp,
- cleave,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling to,
- clinging,
- clip,
- clot,
- clotting,
- cluster,
- clustering,
- clutch,
- coagulate,
- coagulation,
- cohere,
- coherence,
- cohesion,
- cohesiveness,
- compaction,
- concretion,
- condensation,
- congeal,
- congealment,
- congelation,
- conglobation,
- conglomerate,
- conglomeration,
- consolidation,
- death grip,
- embrace,
- fasten,
- favor,
- firm hold,
- fix,
- foothold,
- footing,
- freeze to,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grip,
- gripe,
- grow together,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- hang together,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold on to,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- hug,
- inseparability,
- iron grip,
- junction,
- keep,
- keep hold of,
- mass,
- never let go,
- nip,
- persist,
- purchase,
- retain,
- seizure,
- set,
- solidification,
- solidify,
- stay,
- stay put,
- stick,
- stick to,
- stick together,
- sticking,
- take hold of,
- tight grip,
- toehold