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31cling — verb rice grains cling together Syn: stick, adhere, hold Phrases: cling on to …
32cling — v. & n. v.intr. (past and past part. clung) 1 (foll. by to) adhere, stick, or hold on (by means of stickiness, suction, grasping, or embracing). 2 (foll. by to) remain persistently or stubbornly faithful (to a friend, habit, idea, etc.). 3… …
33cling — Synonyms and related words: accretion, adhere, adhere to, adherence, adhesion, agglomerate, agglomeration, agglutination, attach, bear hug, bite, bond, bunch, cherish, clamp, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling to, clinging, clip,… …
34cling to — Synonyms and related words: adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, around, bear, bite, bosom, bunch, cherish, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, coagulate, cohere, congeal, conglomerate, embosom, embrace,… …
35cling — [OE] The basic underlying sense of cling seems to be ‘stick, adhere’, but surviving records of the word in Old English reveal it only in the more specialized senses ‘congeal’ or ‘shrivel’ (the notion being that loss of moisture causes something… …
36cling to/on to — 1》 hold tightly to. → cling …
37cling to — See cling on to …
38cling — [klɪŋ] (past tense and past participle clung [klʌŋ] ) verb [I] 1) to hold onto something or someone tightly, for example because you are afraid Some children were crying and clinging to their mothers.[/ex] 2) to stick to something, or to fit very …
39cling — [OE] The basic underlying sense of cling seems to be ‘stick, adhere’, but surviving records of the word in Old English reveal it only in the more specialized senses ‘congeal’ or ‘shrivel’ (the notion being that loss of moisture causes something… …
40cling (on) to — 1 she clung to him: HOLD ON, clutch, grip, grasp, clasp, attach oneself to, hang on; embrace, hug. 2 they clung to their beliefs: ADHERE TO, hold to …
