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(verb) hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" |
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Synonyms: hang |
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Related Words: grasp, grip, hold on |
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(verb) come or be in close contact with; "The dress clings to her body"; "The shirt stuck to the athlete's sweaty chest" |
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Synonyms: adhere, cohere, stick |
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Related Words: adjoin, agglutinate, conglutinate, meet, touch |
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(verb) to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him." |
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(noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit |
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Synonyms: clingstone |
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Related Words: edible fruit |
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