HyperDic: cling

English > 4 senses of the word *cling*:
VERB	contact	cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere	come or be in close contact with
	emotion	cling	to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
	contact	cling, hang	hold on tightly or tenaciously
NOUN	food	cling, clingstone	fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

cling > pronunciation
Sounds	klih'ng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *cling*: 4 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
Synonym	clingstone
Broader	edible fruit	edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Spanish	variedad Clingstone

English > *cling*: 4 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"The dress clings to her body"
Synonyms	cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
Entails	attach	Become attached
Narrower	agglutinate	clump together
	conglutinate	stick together
	mold	fit tightly, follow the contours of
Broader	touch, adjoin, meet, contact	Be in direct physical contact with
Similar to	adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to	stick / stick to firmly
Similar to	stick	Fasten with an adhesive material like glue
Spanish	adherirse, adherir, aferrarse, aferrar, pegarse
Catalan	adherir-se, adherir, aferrar-se, aferrar, enganxar

English > *cling*: 4 senses > verb 2, emotion
Meaning	To remain emotionally or intellectually attached.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
Spanish	aferrar
Catalan	aferrar

English > *cling*: 4 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	hold on tightly or tenaciously.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	hang
Broader	grasp, hold on	hold firmly
Spanish	aferrarse, aferrar, asirse
Catalan	aferrar

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