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Definition of 'Cling'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) cling
to adhere closely; stick to:
Wet paper clings to glass.

2.  cling
to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave:
The child clung to her mother.

3.  cling
to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.

4.  cling
to cohere.

5. (n.) cling
the act of clinging; adherence.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench)

Definition of 'Cling'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) cling, clingstone
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

2. (verb) cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
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"

3. (verb) cling
to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
"He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

4. (verb) cling, hang
hold on tightly or tenaciously
"hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

Definition of 'Cling'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) cling
to hold tightly
a two-year-old clinging to his mother; She was in the river clinging onto a tree

2. cling
to stick
Drops of water clung to his skin.

Definition of 'Cling'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Cling
adherence; attachment; devotion

2. (verb) Cling
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

3. (verb) Cling
to cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing

4. (verb) Cling
to make to dry up or wither

Translation of 'Cling'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (usually withto) to stick (to); to grip tightly The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.
Afrikaans: vashou, vaskleef	Arabic: يَتَمَسَّك، يَعْلَق، يَلْ	Bulgarian: прилепвам
Brazilian: agarrar-se	Czech: lepit se; lnout	German: haften, festhalten
Danish: hænge fast i; klæbe sig t	Greek: κολλώ	Spanish: engancharse, adherirse
Estonian: külge kleepuma, klammerdu	Farsi: چسبیدن به	Finnish: tarrautua
French: s'accrocher (à)	Hebrew: לִדבוֹק	Hindi: कस कर लिपट जाना
Croatian: pripriti, prilijepiti se	Hungarian: belekapaszkodik vkibe	Indonesian: melekat
Icelandic: halda sér í/í námunda við	Italian: aggrapparsi, aderire	Japanese: くっついて離れない
Korean: 달라붙다	Lithuanian: kabintis, lipti,šlietis	Latvian: pieķerties; pielipt; piek
Malay: melekat	Dutch: (zich) vastklampen	Norwegian: henge fast ved/i; klistre
Polish: przylegać, przywierać, tr	Persian: چسبیدن به	Pashto: سره موښتل: په غېږ كى نيول
Portuguese: agarrar-se	Romanian: a seţine/a se agăţa (de)	Russian: прилипать; цепляться
Slovak: lipnúť na, držať sa (čoho	Slovenian: oklepati se (česa)	Serbian: držati se
Swedish: hålla (klänga, klamra) si	Thai: ทำให้ติดแน่น	Turkish: yapışmak
Taiwanese: 黏著，纏著，緊抓，貼近	Ukrainian: чіплятися; прилипати	Urdu: چمٹنا ، لگے رہنا
Vietnamese: bám chặt vào	Chinese: 粘着，缠着，紧抓，贴近
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