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cling

/ˈklɪŋ/
noun
  1. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

  2. Adherence; attachment; devotion

verb
  1. To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

    "Seaweed clung to the anchor."

  2. To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

  3. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.

Synonymscleave, stick, clinch, grip

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