Definition of cling Cling
/klɪˈŋ/ - [kling] - cling
We found 16 definitions of cling from 6 different sources.
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What does cling mean?
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NounPlural: clings |
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| cling - fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | ||
| clingstone | ||
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| cling - 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" | ||
| cleave, adhere, stick, cohere | ||
| hold fast, stick to, bond, adhere, bind, stick keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" | ||
| attach be attached; be in contact with | ||
| contact, adjoin, meet, touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" | ||
| mold become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house" | ||
| conglutinate stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" | ||
| agglutinate clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. | ||
| stick saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" | ||
| cling - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" | ||
| hang | ||
| grasp, hold on hold firmly | ||
| cling - to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him." | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cling (Noun)
Fruit especially peach whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit. - cling (Noun)
adherence; attachment; devotion. - cling (Verb)
To hold very tightly, as to not fall off. - cling (Verb)
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cling (v. i.)
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. - cling (v. t.)
To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing. - cling (v. t.)
To make to dry up or wither. - cling (n.)
Adherence; attachment; devotion.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cling
To grip tightly or tenaciously. -
cling
To come or be in close contact with; to stick or hold together and resist separation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cling
kling, v.i. to adhere or stick close by winding round: to adhere in interest or affection: to remain by an opinion: of wood, to shrink.—v.t. to attach: to shrivel:—pa.t. and pa.p. clung.—n. adherence.—adjs. Cling′stone, having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone (of peaches)—opp. to Freestone; Cling′y, sticky. [A.S. clingan, to shrivel up, to draw together.]
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