- to adhere closely; stick to: The wet paper clings to the glass.
- to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark.
- to be or remain close: The child clung to her mother's side.
- to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc.: Despite the predictions, the candidate clung to the belief that he would be elected.
- to cohere.
- the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- a clingstone.
- to hold fast or adhere closely (to something), as by gripping or sticking
- to remain in contact (with each other)
- to be or remain physically or emotionally close
- the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other
- diarrhoea or scouring in animals
- short for clingstone
