cling
/kliɳ/
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Definition
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.
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.
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- **C
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