CLING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
   Synonym(s)
   • clingstone (what does clingstone mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • edible fruit (what does edible fruit mean?)

CLING as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hold on tightly or tenaciously
   Synonym(s)
   • hang (what does hang mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hang on to your father’’s hands
   • The child clung to his mother’’s apron
   Hypernyms(s) cling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
2. Meaning
   • come or be in close contact with
   • stick or hold together and resist separation
   Synonym(s)
   • adhere (what does adhere mean?)
   • cleave (what does cleave mean?)
   • cohere (what does cohere mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The dress clings to her body
   • The label stuck to the box
   • The sushi rice grains cohere
   Hypernyms(s) cling is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • adjoin (what does adjoin mean?)
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • contact (what does contact mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • conglutinate (what does conglutinate mean?)
   • agglutinate (what does agglutinate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coherence (what does coherence mean?)
   • coherency (what does coherency mean?)
   • cohesion (what does cohesion mean?)
   • cohesiveness (what does cohesiveness mean?)
   • coherence (what does coherence mean?)
   • coherency (what does coherency mean?)
   • cohesion (what does cohesion mean?)
   • cohesiveness (what does cohesiveness mean?)
   • coherence (what does coherence mean?)
   • coherency (what does coherency mean?)
   • cohesion (what does cohesion mean?)
   • cohesiveness (what does cohesiveness mean?)
   • adhesiveness (what does adhesiveness mean?)
   • adhesion (what does adhesion mean?)
   • adherence (what does adherence mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
3. Meaning
   • to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
   Usage Example(s)
   • He clings to the idea that she might still love him.