What is "cling" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does cling mean in English? Meaning of cling definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cling": fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

Noun

  • Meaning: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
  • Synonyms: cling clingstone
  • Hypernyms: edible fruit
  • Meaning of "cling": come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

    Verb

  • Meaning: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  • Example: The dress clings to her body The label stuck to the box The sushi rice grains cohere
  • Synonyms: adhere cleave cling cohere stick
  • Hyponyms: agglutinate conglutinate mold
  • Hypernyms: adjoin contact meet touch
  • Meaning of "cling": to remain emotionally or intellectually attached

    Verb

  • Meaning: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
  • Example: He clings to the idea that she might still love him.
  • Synonyms: cling
  • Meaning of "cling": hold on tightly or tenaciously

    Verb

  • Meaning: hold on tightly or tenaciously
  • Example: hang on to your father's hands The child clung to his mother's apron
  • Synonyms: cling hang
  • Hypernyms: grasp hold on
  • Synonyms:

    fasten, clasp, adhere, grip, hug, last, linger, clutch, continue, embrace, stick, cherish, grasp, cohere, squeeze, endure, be true to, cleave to, freeze to, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, stay put, stick like glue,

    Antonyms:

    loosen, release, discontinue, detach, unfasten, loose, let go, halt, stop,

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    cling in English: cling
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