cling

About 2.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
2. noun Adherence; attachment; devotion.
3. noun An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.
4. verb To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

   Seaweed clung to the anchor.

5. verb To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
6. verb To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
7. verb To cause to dry up or wither.
8. verb To dry up or wither.

   Wood clings.

Similar words

clingstone stick adhere hang cohere grab engage accede insist grasp

Often followed by

to together with on tenaciously and so in more

Word family

clinged clinger clingers clinging clings clung