cling

cling

 (klĭng)

intr.v. clung (klŭng), 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 To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.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.

A clingstone fruit.

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[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]

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cling′er n.

cling′y adj.

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cling

(klɪŋ)

vb (intr) , clings, clinging or clung

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

4. (Agriculture) agriculture chiefly US the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other

5. (Veterinary Science) agriculture obsolete diarrhoea or scouring in animals

6. (Botany) short for clingstone

[Old English clingan; related to clench]

ˈclinging adj

ˈclinger n

ˈclingingly adv

ˈclingy adj

ˈclinginess, ˈclingingness n

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cling

(klɪŋ)

v. clung, cling•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to adhere closely; stick to: Wet paper clings to glass.

2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The child clung to her mother.

3. to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.

4. to cohere.

n.

5. the act of clinging; adherence.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench]

cling′er, n.

cling′ing•ly, adv.

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cling

Past participle: clung
Gerund: clinging

Imperative

cling

cling

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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.

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cling

verb

To hold fast:

adhere, bond, cleave, cohere, stick.

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Translations

تمسكيَتَمَسَّك، يَعْلَق، يَلْتَصِق

lepit selnout

hænge fast iholde sig tilklæbe sig tilklamre sig tilklynge sig til

festhaltenhaftenkleben

agarrarsepegarseaferrarse

liibuma

accrocher

halda sér í/í námunda viî

agraparsi

kabintisšlietis

pieglaustiespieķertiespiekļautiespielipt

henge fast vedklamre seg tilklistre seg tilklynge seg til

agarrar

льнутьприлипатьцепляться

okleniti seoprijeti se

yapışmak

粘着紧抓缠着贴近

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cling

¹ 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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cling

²

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cling

(kliŋ) – past tense past participle clung (klaŋ) – verb

(usually with to) 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 agarrar-se lepit se; lnout haften, festhalten hænge fast i; klæbe sig til; klynge sig til; klamre sig til; holde sig til κολλώengancharse, adherirse külge kleepuma, klammerduma چسبیدن به tarrautua s'accrocher 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 سره موښتل: په غېږ كى نيول: فكر كى ډو بېدل 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，缠着，紧抓，贴近

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