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English noun: cling | |||
| 1. | cling (food) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | ||
| Synonyms | clingstone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit | ||
English verb: cling | |||
| 1. | cling (contact) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | ||
| Samples | The dress clings to her body. The label stuck to the box. The sushi rice grains cohere. | ||
| Synonyms | adhere, cleave, cohere, stick | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agglutinate, conglutinate, mold | ||
| Entail | attach | ||
| Verb group | adhere, bind, bond, hold fast, stick, stick, stick to | ||
| 2. | cling (emotion) to remain emotionally or intellectually attached | ||
| Samples | He clings to the idea that she might still love him.. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| 3. | cling (contact) hold on tightly or tenaciously | ||
| Samples | Hang on to your father's hands. The child clung to his mother's apron. | ||
| Synonyms | hang | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grasp, hold on | ||
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