Definition

1. Verb:

   • To hold on tightly or tenaciously: To grasp or adhere firmly to something, often with the hands or arms.
   • To remain emotionally or intellectually attached: To be unwilling to abandon a person, memory, idea, or habit.
   • To come or be in close contact with; to stick or adhere: For one surface to hold fast to another, often describing how fabric fits the body or how objects stick together.

2. Noun:

   • A type of fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit: A botanical classification for fruits where the edible part does not separate easily from the seed.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The child will cling to his mother's leg when he is scared.
  • She continues to cling to the hope that he will return.
  • The wet shirt seemed to cling to his skin.
• Noun:
  • A cling peach is often used for canning because the flesh holds its shape.

Advanced Usage

• "to cling to life": to struggle to stay alive, often in a desperate situation.
  • Despite his severe injuries, the accident victim clung to life until help arrived.
• "to cling to power": to try desperately to retain a position of authority.
  • The dictator clung to power despite widespread protests.

Variants and Related Words

• Clingy (adj): Tending to cling; overly dependent or adhesive.
  • The child was very clingy and didn't want to leave her mother's side.
  • This fabric is too clingy and shows every detail.
• Cling film (n, BrE) / plastic wrap (n, AmE): A thin, transparent plastic material that adheres to surfaces, used for sealing food.
  • Cover the bowl with cling film before putting it in the refrigerator.

Synonyms

• Adhere: To stick firmly to a surface or substance.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
• Cling is more specific, often implying a tight, tenacious, or dependent hold.
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Noun

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

Verb

1. hold on tightly or tenaciously
   • hang on to your father's hands
   • The child clung to his mother's apron
2. to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
   • He clings to the idea that she might still love him.
3. 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