Dictionary Entry
cling
cling is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together.
- 2transitive verb
To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
- 3transitive verb
To make to dry up or wither.
- 4noun
Adherence; attachment; devotion.
- 5noun
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
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- 6verb
hold on tightly or tenaciously
"hang on to your father's hands"
"The child clung to his mother's apron"
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- 7verb
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"
- 8verb
to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
"He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
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