cling+to
71cling — v. n. 1. Adhere, stick, cleave, be attached, hold, hold fast. Also fig. 2. Twine round, throw tendrils about. 3. Embrace, clasp …
72cling — I v 1. adhere to, stick to, be attached to; stick together, cohere, fuse, coalesce, unite, join. 2. hold tight, cleave to, hug, embrace; hold fast, grapple, clinch; fasten upon, grip, gripe, grasp; clench, clutch, clasp, hang onto. 3. cherish,… …
73cling (on) to — Syn: hold on, clutch, grip, grasp, clasp, hang on, embrace, hug …
74cling (on) to — Syn: hold on, clutch, grip, grasp, clasp, hang on, embrace, hug …
75cling — /klɪŋ / (say kling) verb (i) (clung, clinging) 1. to adhere closely; stick. 2. to hold fast, as by grasping or embracing; cleave. 3. to be or remain close. 4. to remain attached (to an idea, hope, memory, etc.). {Middle English clingen, Old… …
76cling to — verb hold firmly, usually with one s hands (Freq. 10) She clutched my arm when she got scared • Syn: ↑hold close, ↑hold tight, ↑clutch • Derivationally related forms: ↑clutch (for …
77cling to one's mother's apron strings — See: TIED TO ONE S MOTHER S APRON STRINGS …
78cling to one's mother's apron strings — See: TIED TO ONE S MOTHER S APRON STRINGS …
79cling peach — a clingstone peach. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * …
80cling film — noun /ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/ A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so thin that is clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc. Syn: plastic wrap, Saran Wrap …
