Cling

Noun

 * 1) Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

Verb

 * 1) To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
 * 2) To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

Adverbs for Cling
heavily; persistently; timorously; affectionately; endearingly; invariably; exhaustingly; adhesively; tenaciously; desperately; blindly; credulously; firmly; faithfully; purposefully;

Derived terms

 * cling film / clingfilm

Thesaurus
accretion, adhere, adhere to, adherence, adhesion, agglomerate, agglomeration, agglutination, attach, bear hug, bite, bond, bunch, cherish, clamp, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling to, clinging, clip, clot, clotting, cluster, clustering, clutch, coagulate, coagulation, cohere, coherence, cohesion, cohesiveness, compaction, concretion, condensation, congeal, congealment, congelation, conglobation, conglomerate, conglomeration, consolidation, death grip, embrace, fasten, favor, firm hold, fix, foothold, footing, freeze to, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, grow together, hang on, hang on to, hang together, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hug, inseparability, iron grip, junction, keep, keep hold of, mass, never let go, nip, persist, purchase, retain, seizure, set, solidification, solidify, stay, stay put, stick, stick to, stick together, sticking, take hold of, tight grip, toehold

Translations

 * Arabic: تمسك
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: прилепвам, придържам се о
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 粘住, 依附
 * Dutch: klampen
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: takertua, tarrautua
 * French: accrocher, s'accrocher, coller, se coller
 * Galician: soster, agarrar or suxeitar
 * German: haften, klammern
 * Indonesian:, , , ,


 * Italian: aggrapparsi, abbarbicarsi
 * Japanese:, ,  ぶら下がる (vi),  ぶら下げる (vt)
 * Norwegian: klenge
 * Polish: przylgnąć
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: льнуть, прилипать, цепляться
 * Spanish:, , ,