cling

Noun

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

Verb

• hold on tightly or tenaciously
  • hang on to your father's hands
    
  • The child clung to his mother's apron
    

• to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
  • He clings to the idea that she might still love him.
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  clingstone , hang , cleave , adhere , stick , cohere