释义 |
past tense of cling (to) 1 as in hewed (to) to give steadfast support to continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion -
hewed (to) -
kept (to) -
stood by -
adhered (to) -
defended -
abided by -
stuck (to or with) -
held to -
accepted -
cultivated -
followed -
adopted -
endorsed -
lived up to -
supported -
cleaved (to) -
embraced -
advocated -
enforced -
confirmed -
reinforced -
upheld -
backed -
championed -
cherished -
bolstered -
espoused -
fostered -
heeded -
backstopped -
indorsed -
buttressed -
boosted -
reenforced -
defected (from) -
abandoned -
disagreed (with) -
deserted -
relinquished -
gave up -
took back -
surrendered -
forsook -
recalled -
spurned -
withdrew -
revoked -
abnegated -
renounced -
reconsidered -
retracted -
denied -
disputed -
backed off -
abjured -
refuted -
recanted -
disproved -
backed down -
rebutted -
reneged -
contradicted -
repudiated -
controverted -
negated -
disowned -
disavowed -
disclaimed -
gainsaid -
unsaid -
negatived -
backtracked See More 2 as in clenched to have or keep in one's hands clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along -
clenched -
clutched -
gripped -
held -
grabbed -
hung on to -
carried -
cradled -
latched (on or onto) -
held on to -
took -
snapped (up) -
bore -
trapped -
hugged -
captured -
snatched -
handled -
seized -
clasped -
felt -
grasped -
bagged -
grappled -
hooked -
pawed -
snared -
landed -
fingered -
collared -
caught -
corralled -
nabbed -
nailed -
embraced -
gave -
handed -
dropped -
handed over -
handed out -
rendered -
delivered -
released -
unclasped -
relinquished -
unhanded -
gave up -
yielded -
turned over -
ceded See More |