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clinging definition

clinging


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cling 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  cling 
 
  Sense  1 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  mold 
  =>  conglutinate 
  =>  agglutinate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cling 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  cling 
 
  Sense  1 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  mold 
  =>  conglutinate 
  =>  agglutinate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  cling 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  cling 
 
  Sense  1 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  attach 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  cling 
 
  3  senses  of  cling 
 
  Sense  1 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
 
  Sense  2 
  cling 
 
  Sense  3 
  cling,  hang 
  =>  grasp,  grip,  hold  on 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  cling 
 
  cling  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  cling 
 
  Sense  1 
  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
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  Sense  2 
  cling 
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  Sense  3 
  cling,  hang 
  =>  grasp,  grip,  hold  on 
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  Overview  of  verb  cling 
 
  The  verb  cling  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere  --  (come  or  be  in  close  contact  with  "The  dress  clings  to  her  body";  "The  label  stuck  to  the  box") 
  2.  (5)  cling  --  (to  remain  emotionally  or  intellectually  attached;  "He  clings  to  the  idea  that  she  might  still  love  him.") 
  3.  (2)  cling,  hang  --  (hold  on  tightly  or  tenaciously;  "hang  on  to  your  father's  hands";  "The  child  clung  to  his  mother's  apron") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cling 
 
  The  verb  cling  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere  --  (come  or  be  in  close  contact  with  "The  dress  clings  to  her  body";  "The  label  stuck  to  the  box") 
  2.  (5)  cling  --  (to  remain  emotionally  or  intellectually  attached;  "He  clings  to  the  idea  that  she  might  still  love  him.") 
  3.  (2)  cling,  hang  --  (hold  on  tightly  or  tenaciously;  "hang  on  to  your  father's  hands";  "The  child  clung  to  his  mother's  apron") 



clinging definition