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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cling
    n 1: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to
         the pit [syn: cling, clingstone]
    v 1: 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"
         [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere]
    2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings
       to the idea that she might still love him."
    3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's
       hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn:
       cling, hang]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cling \Cling\ (kl[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clung
   (kl[u^]ng), Clong (kl[o^]ng), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Clinging.] [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan.
   klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. Clump.]
   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.
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         And what hath life for thee
         That thou shouldst cling to it thus?     --Mrs. Hemans.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cling \Cling\, v. t.
   1. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or
      embracing. [Obs.]
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            I clung legs as close to his side as I could.
                                                  --Swift.
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   2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.]
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            If thou speak'st false,
            Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive,
            Till famine cling thee.               --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cling \Cling\, n.
   Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.]
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         A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. --Milton.
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Thesaurus Results for cling:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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