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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. And what hath life for thee That thou shouldst cling to it thus? --Mrs. Hemans. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cling \Cling\, v. t. 1. To cause to adhere to especially by twining round or embracing. [Obs.] I clung legs as close to his side as I could --Swift. 2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.] If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, Till famine cling thee. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cling \Cling\, n. Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cling n : fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: {clingstone}] v 1: come or be in close contact with "The dress clings to her body"; "The shirt stuck to the athlete's sweaty chest" [syn: {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: {hang}]
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