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Defenition of the word cling

    • Defenition of the word cling

      • To grip tightly or tenaciously.
      • To come or be in close contact with; to stick or hold together and resist separation.
      • to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
      • come or be in close contact with; "The dress clings to her body"; "The shirt stuck to the athlete's sweaty chest"
      • fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
      • hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
      • hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father''s hands"; "The child clung to his mother''s apron"
      • 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"
      • hold on tightly or tenaciously
      • come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
      • to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

    Synonyms for the word cling

      • adhere
      • clingstone
      • clutch
      • cohere
      • embrace
      • fit tightly
      • grasp
      • grip
      • hang
      • hang on
      • hold on
      • hug
      • stick

    Similar words in the cling

      • cling
      • clingier
      • clingiest
      • clinging
      • clings
      • clingy

    Hyponyms for the word cling

      • agglutinate
      • conglutinate
      • mold

    Hypernyms for the word cling

      • adjoin
      • contact
      • edible fruit
      • grasp
      • grip
      • hold on
      • meet
      • touch

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