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")
clung definition
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