cling+to
11cling — ► VERB (past and past part. clung) (cling to/on to) 1) hold on tightly to. 2) adhere or stick to. 3) remain persistently faithful to. 4) be emotionally dependent on. ORIGIN Old English, related to CLENCH …
12cling — index cohere (adhere), persevere Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13cling to — index adhere (fasten), hold (possess), keep (shelter), observe (obey), perform ( …
14cling — (v.) O.E. clingan hold fast, congeal, shrivel, from P.Gmc. *klingg (Cf. Dan. klynge to cluster; O.H.G. klinga narrow gorge; O.N. klengjask press onward; Dan. klinke, Du. klinken to clench; Ger. Klinke latch ). The main sense shifted by 13c. to …
15cling on to — cling to 1) she clung to him Syn: hold on to, clutch, grip, grasp, clasp, attach oneself to, hang on to; embrace, hug 2) they clung to their beliefs Syn: adhere to …
16cling — cleave, *stick, adhere, cohere Analogous words: depend, *rely, trust, count, bank, reckon: attach, affix, *fasten: *hang, dangle, suspend Contrasted words: desert, forsake, *abandon: Relinquish, leave, resign, yield …
17cling — after a period of instability, has now rejected the past form clang, and has settled for clung as both the past tense and past participle …
18cling — [v] attach to adhere, be true to, cherish, clasp, cleave to, clutch, cohere, continue, embrace, endure, fasten, freeze to, grasp, grip, hang in, hang onto, hold fast, hug, last, linger, squeeze, stay put, stick, stick like glue*; con cepts 85,160 …
19cling — [kliŋ] vi. clung, clinging [ME clingen < OE clingan, to adhere, stick together < IE * gel g < base * gel : see CLIMB] 1. to hold fast by or as by embracing, entwining, or sticking; adhere 2. a) to be or stay near, as if holding fast b)… …
20cling — 01. The little boy was [clinging] to his mother as they walked into the kindergarten class. 02. The baby monkey [clung] to its mother s back as she climbed up into the tree. 03. A young man is [clinging] to life after being beaten up by a gang of …
