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  • 61cling wrap — /ˈklɪŋ ræp/ (say kling rap) noun thin, clear plastic wrapping, usually for packaging food. Also, cling film …

  • 62cling peach — a clingstone peach. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * cling peach, = clingstone. (Cf. ↑clingstone) …

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  • 63cling — I. intransitive verb (clung; clinging) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clingan; akin to Old High German klunga tangled ball of thread Date: before 12th century 1. a. to hold together b. to adhere as if glued firmly c. to hold or hold… …

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  • 64cling — cling1 clinger, n. clingingly, adv. clingingness, n. /kling/, v., clung, clinging, n. v.i. 1. to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass. 2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other… …

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  • 65cling — 1. noun /ˈklɪŋ/ Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit. Antelope steaks and fried liver to begin on, and venison cutlets with chili con carne and pineapple fritters, and then some sardines and mixed pickles; and top it… …

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  • 66cling on — verb To hold on very tightly …

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  • 67cling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. stick, hold, cleave, adhere; grasp, hold on to, hug. See coherence, love. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. adhere, clasp, hold fast; see stick 1 . See Synonym Study at stick . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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  • 68cling — I. , v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 85. Alys. 2903; [clenyen], Wright’s L. P. p. 37 II. , v. n. == wither. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. Pilate, 215. AS. clingan …

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  • 69cling — klɪŋ v. hang on to; stick to, adhere to; stay close to; remain faithful to …

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  • 70cling to — v. hang on to; stick to, adhere to; stay close to; remain faithful to …

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