cling
Noun
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Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit (synset 107754200)
is a type of: edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshsame as: clingstone
Verb
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Come or be in close contact with;
Stick or hold together and resist separation (synset 201223449)"The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"entail: attach - become attachedsubtypes:- mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of
- conglutinate - stick together
- agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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To remain emotionally or intellectually attached (synset 201779986)
"He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
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Hold on tightly or tenaciously (synset 201218895)
"hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"same as: hang
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