v.
(past and past part. clung)
(
cling to/on to)
- hold tightly to.
▸be hard to remove from; adhere to.
- remain persistently faithful to:
she clung to her convictions.
- be emotionally dependent on.
n.
(also
cling peach)
a clingstone peach.
Derivative
Etymology
OE clingan ‘stick together’, of Gmc origin; rel. to clench.