| cling | | |
| n. (food) | 1. cling, clingstone | fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit. |
| ~ edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh. |
| v. (contact) | 2. adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick | 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" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ mold | fit tightly, follow the contours of.; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" |
| ~ conglutinate | stick together.; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" |
| ~ agglutinate | clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.. |
| ~ attach | become attached.; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" |
| ~ bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere | stick to firmly.; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" |
| ~ stick | fasten with an adhesive material like glue.; "stick the poster onto the wall" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. cling | to remain emotionally or intellectually attached.; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him." |
| v. (contact) | 4. cling, hang | hold on tightly or tenaciously.; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" |
| ~ grasp, hold on | hold firmly. |
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