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WIKTIONARY
cling
Noun
  • Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
  • adherence; attachment; devotion
Verb
  • To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
  • To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
  • To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing. transitive
  • To cause to dry up or wither. transitive
  • to be fond of, to feel strongly about figuratively, with preposition to