cling

cling  (klng)

intr.v. clung (klng), cling·ing, clings

1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.

2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.

3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.

n. Botany

A clingstone.

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[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]

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clinger n.

clingy adj.

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cling [klɪŋ]

vb clings, clinging, clung (intr)

1. (often foll by to) to hold fast or adhere closely (to something), as by gripping or sticking

2. (foll by together) to remain in contact (with each other)

3. to be or remain physically or emotionally close to cling to outmoded beliefs

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Agriculture chiefly US the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Agriculture Obsolete diarrhoea or scouring in animals

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) short for clingstone

[Old English clingan; related to clench]

clinger  n

clingingly  adv

clingy  adj

clinginess , clingingness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cling - fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit clingstone edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Verb	1.	cling - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" cohere, adhere, cleave, stick adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
	2.	cling - to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
	3.	cling - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" hang grasp, hold on - hold firmly

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cling

verb

1. clutch, grip, embrace, grasp, hug, hold on to, clasp She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed.

2. stick to, attach to, adhere to, fasten to, twine round His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins.

cling to something adhere to, maintain, stand by, cherish, abide by, be true to, be loyal to, be faithful to, cleave to They still cling to their beliefs.

Translations

cling [klɪŋ] (clung (pt, pp)) VI

1. (= hold on) (to person) → pegarse (to a) (affectionately) → agarrarse, aferrarse (to a) (to rope) → agarrarse (to a, de) (to belief, opinion) → aferrarse, seguir fiel (to a) they clung to one another → no se desprendían de su abrazo

2. (= stick) [clothes] (to skin) → pegarse (to a) a dress that clings to the figure → un vestido que se pega al cuerpo
the smell clung to her clothes → la ropa se quedó impregnada del olor

3. (= stay close) (to friend, mother etc) → no separarse (to de) to cling together (fig) → no separarse(ni un momento)

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cling [ˈklɪŋ] [clung] [ˈklʌŋ] (pt, pp) vi

[person] → se cramponner, s'accrocher
to cling to sb/sth [person] → s'accrocher à qn/qch

[clothes] → mouler
to cling to sth [clothes] → mouler qch

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cling¹ pret, ptp <clung>

vi (= hold on tightly) → sich festklammern (→ to an +dat), → sich klammern (→ to an +acc); (to opinion also) → festhalten (→ to an +dat); (= remain close) → sich halten (→ to an +acc); (clothes, fabric) → sich anschmiegen (→ to +dat); (smell) → haften (→ to an +dat), → sich setzen (→ to in +acc); cling on tight! → halt dich gut fest!; to cling together → sich aneinanderklammern; (lovers) → sich umschlingen, sich umschlungen halten; in spite of all the difficulties they’ve clung together → trotz aller Schwierigkeiten haben sie zusammengehalten; she clung around her father’s neck → sie hing ihrem Vater am Hals; the boat clung to the shoreline → das Schiff hielt sich dicht an die Küste; women who cling → Frauen, die sich an einen klammern

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cling²

n → Klingen nt; (of cash register) → Klingeln nt

vi → klingen; (cash register) → klingeln

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cling [klɪŋ] vi (clung (pt, pp))

a. to cling to (support, also) (fig) → aggrapparsi a
to cling to one another → stringersi l'uno/a all'altro/a

b. to cling (to) (subj, clothes) → aderire strettamente (a); (smell) → impregnare
the smell clung to her clothes → l'odore aveva impregnato i suoi abiti

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cling

v cling [kliŋ]

(usually withto) to stick (to); to grip tightly The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline. vashou, vaskleef يَتَمَسَّك، يَعْلَق، يَلْتَصِق прилепвам lepit se; lnout hænge fast i; klæbe sig til; klynge sig til; klamre sig til; holde sig til haften, festhalten κολλώ engancharse, adherirse külge kleepuma, klammerduma چسبیدن به takertua s'accrocher (à) לִדבוֹק कस कर लिपट जाना pripriti, prilijepiti se belekapaszkodik vkibe melekat halda sér í/í námunda við aggrapparsi, aderire くっついて離れない 달라붙다 kabintis, lipti, šlietis pieķerties; pielipt; piekļauties; pieglausties melekat (zich) vastklampen henge fast ved/i; klistre seg til, klamre/klynge seg til przylegać, przywierać, trzymać się blisko agarrar-se a se ţine/a se agăţa (de) прилипать; цепляться lipnúť na, držať sa (čoho), lepiť sa oklepati se (česa) držati se hålla (klänga, klamra) sig fast vid, hålla sig intill, fastna, sitta fast, klibba ทำให้ติดแน่น yapışmak 黏著，纏著，緊抓，貼近 чіплятися; прилипати چمٹنا ، لگے رہنا bám chặt vào 粘着