Noun
cling -
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
clingstone
Verb
cling -
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"
cleave ,
adhere ,
stick ,
cohere
hold fast ,
stick to ,
bond ,
adhere ,
bind ,
stick keep to; "Stick to your principles" ; "stick to the diet"
attach be attached; be in contact with
contact ,
adjoin ,
meet ,
touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
mold become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house"
conglutinate stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated"
agglutinate clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
stick saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill" ; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
cling -
hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands" ; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
hang
grasp ,
hold on hold firmly
cling -
to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
