cling

C0408200 (klĭng)intr.v. clung (klŭng), cling·ing, clings 1. To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or entwining: clung to the rope to keep from falling; fabrics that cling to the body.2. To remain close; resist separation: We clung together in the storm.3. To remain emotionally attached; hold on: clinging to outdated customs.n. A clingstone fruit.

[Middle English clingen, from Old English clingan.]

cling′er n.cling′y adj.

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(klɪŋ) vb (intr) , clings, clinging or clung1. (often foll by to) to hold fast or adhere closely (to something), as by gripping or sticking2. (foll by together) to remain in contact (with each other)3. to be or remain physically or emotionally close: to cling to outmoded beliefs. n4. (Agriculture) agriculture chiefly US the tendency of cotton fibres in a sample to stick to each other5. (Veterinary Science) agriculture obsolete diarrhoea or scouring in animals6. (Botany) short for clingstone[Old English clingan; related to clench] ˈclinging adj ˈclinger n ˈclingingly adv ˈclingy adj ˈclinginess, ˈclingingness n

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(klɪŋ)

v. clung, cling•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to adhere closely; stick to: Wet paper clings to glass. 2. to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The child clung to her mother. 3. to remain attached, as to an idea, hope, memory, etc. 4. to cohere. n. 5. the act of clinging; adherence. [before 900; Middle English; Old English clingan to stick together, shrink, wither; akin to clench] cling′er, n. cling′ing•ly, adv.

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Past participle: clung
Gerund: clinging

Imperative
cling
cling

Present
I cling
you cling
he/she/it clings
we cling
you cling
they cling

Preterite
I clung
you clung
he/she/it clung
we clung
you clung
they clung

Present Continuous
I am clinging
you are clinging
he/she/it is clinging
we are clinging
you are clinging
they are clinging

Present Perfect
I have clung
you have clung
he/she/it has clung
we have clung
you have clung
they have clung

Past Continuous
I was clinging
you were clinging
he/she/it was clinging
we were clinging
you were clinging
they were clinging

Past Perfect
I had clung
you had clung
he/she/it had clung
we had clung
you had clung
they had clung

Future
I will cling
you will cling
he/she/it will cling
we will cling
you will cling
they will cling

Future Perfect
I will have clung
you will have clung
he/she/it will have clung
we will have clung
you will have clung
they will have clung

Future Continuous
I will be clinging
you will be clinging
he/she/it will be clinging
we will be clinging
you will be clinging
they will be clinging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been clinging
you have been clinging
he/she/it has been clinging
we have been clinging
you have been clinging
they have been clinging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been clinging
you will have been clinging
he/she/it will have been clinging
we will have been clinging
you will have been clinging
they will have been clinging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been clinging
you had been clinging
he/she/it had been clinging
we had been clinging
you had been clinging
they had been clinging

Conditional
I would cling
you would cling
he/she/it would cling
we would cling
you would cling
they would cling

Past Conditional
I would have clung
you would have clung
he/she/it would have clung
we would have clung
you would have clung
they would have clung

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cling - fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pitclingstoneedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Verb	1.	cling - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"cohere, adhere, cleave, stickadjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure"conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated"agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"
	2.	cling - to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
	3.	cling - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"hanggrasp, hold on - hold firmly

cling

verb1. clutch, grip, embrace, grasp, hug, hold on to, clasp She had to cling onto the door handle until the pain passed.2. stick to, attach to, adhere to, fasten to, twine round His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins.cling to something adhere to, maintain, stand by, cherish, abide by, be true to, be loyal to, be faithful to, cleave to They still cling to their beliefs.

cling

verbTo hold fast:adhere, bond, cleave, cohere, stick.

Translations

粘着紧抓缠着贴近

cling

(kliŋ) – past tense past participle clung (klaŋ) – verb (usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly. The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline. 粘着，缠着，紧抓，贴近

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clinging vine

A person, typically a woman, whose relationship with someone or others is characterized by emotional overdependence and/or helplessness. I was at first attracted to her intrepid sense of adventure, but when we began dating, it became obvious she was a bit of a clinging vine emotionally.See also: cling, vine

cling on by (one's) fingernails

1. Literally, to grasp something, such as a cliff, with one's fingernails to avoid falling. The stranded hiker was clinging on by her fingernails until the rescue crew arrived.2. By extension, to narrowly avoid problems or failure. They're clinging on by their fingernails out there—the other team's offensive is totally overwhelming them. Now that I have three small children to care for, I feel as if I'm clinging on by my fingernails every day.See also: by, cling, fingernail, on

cling on by (one's) fingertips

1. Literally, to grasp something, such as a cliff, with one's fingertips to avoid falling. The stranded hiker was clinging on by her fingertips until the rescue crew arrived.2. By extension, to narrowly avoid problems or failure. They're clinging on by their fingertips out there—the other team's offensive is totally overwhelming them. Now that I have three small children to care for, I feel as if I'm clinging on by my fingertips every day.See also: by, cling, fingertip, on

cling to (someone or something)

1. Literally, to hold on to someone or something tightly. The little girl clung to her dad's legs and cried as he tried to leave for work. I clung to the side of the rock and prayed that a search party would find me.2. By extension, to remain devoted to or entrenched in something, often a belief or opinion. In this ever-changing world, you can't just stubbornly cling to your old beliefs.See also: cling

cling together

1. Of two or more things, to adhere to one another. The pages in this book are so thin that they usually cling together.2. Of two or more people, to hold each other tightly. The wind was so strong that we had to cling together just to cross the parking lot!See also: cling, together

hang on by (one's) fingernails

1. Literally, to grasp something, such as a cliff, with one's fingernails to avoid falling. The stranded hiker was hanging on by her fingernails until the rescue crew arrived.2. By extension, to narrowly avoid problems or failure. They're hanging on by their fingernails out there—the other team's offensive is totally overwhelming them. Now that I have three small children to care for, I feel as if I'm hanging on by my fingernails every day.See also: by, fingernail, hang, on

hang on by (one's) fingertips

1. Literally, to grasp something, such as a cliff, with one's fingertips to avoid falling. The stranded hiker was hanging on by her fingertips until the rescue crew arrived.2. By extension, to narrowly avoid problems or failure. They're hanging on by their fingertips out there—the other team's offensive is totally overwhelming them. Now that I have three small children to care for, I feel as if I'm hanging on by my fingertips every day.See also: by, fingertip, hang, on

cling like shit to a shovel

1. rude slang To adhere to something very securely. This glue clings like shit to a shovel—good luck getting it off your hands.2. rude slang By extension, to rely on someone excessively or spend a lot of time with them. Why are you clinging like shit to a shovel? Don't you have something better to do?See also: cling, like, shit, shovel

cling to (one) like shit to a shovel

rude slang To rely on someone excessively or spend a lot of time with them, often when doing so is unwelcome or annoying. Why are you clinging to me like shit to a shovel? Don't you have something better to do?See also: cling, like, shit, shovel

cling to someone or something

1. Lit. to hold on tight to someone or something. The child clung tightly to his mother. As she drifted in the sea, she clung to a floating log. 2. Fig. to hold onto the thought or memory of someone or something; to have a strong emotional attachment to or dependence on someone or something. Her immigrant parents clung to the old ways. Harold clung to the memory of his grandmother.See also: cling

cling together

[for two or more people or animals] to hold on tightly to each other. The two children clung together throughout the ordeal. The baby baboon and its mother clung together and could not be separated.See also: cling, together

clinging vine

An overly dependent person, as in A clinging vine since her marriage, she's never made a decision on her own. Nearly always applied to a woman (or wife), this metaphor for a climbing plant today criticizes dependency rather than, as in former times, praising the vine's fruitfulness. See also: cling, vine

cling like shit to a shovel

and stick like shit to a shovel1. in. to stick or adhere [to someone or something] tightly. (Usually objectionable.) That oily stuff sticks like shit to a shovel. 2. in. to be very dependent on someone; to follow someone around. (Often with an indirect object. Usually objectionable.) She’s so dependent. She clings to him like shit to a shovel. He hates her, but he sticks like shit to a shovel. See also: cling, like, shit, shovel

clinging vine

An extremely dependent person. Today this term is mildly pejorative—such a person is not considered particularly admirable—but earlier uses of this figure of speech carry no such criticism. Indeed, the vine in question, nearly always a woman or wife, was also praised for potential or actual fruitfulness (i.e., childbearing ability). “Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house,” says the Book of Psalms (128:3). See also: cling, vine

grasp at straws, to

To make a hopeless effort to save oneself. The term comes from the ancient image of a drowning man clutching at insubstantial reeds in an attempt to save himself, and it often was put as to catch or clutch at straws. It appeared in print as early as the sixteenth century and soon was regarded as a proverb. Indeed, Samuel Richardson so identifies it in Clarissa (1748): “A drowning man will catch at a straw, the proverb well says.” An earlier usage is “We do not as men redie to be drowned, catch at euery straw” (John Prime, Fruitful and Brief Discourse, 1583).See also: grasp

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clinging vine

cling on by (one's) fingernails

cling on by (one's) fingertips

cling to (someone or something)

cling together

hang on by (one's) fingernails

hang on by (one's) fingertips

cling like shit to a shovel

cling to (one) like shit to a shovel

cling to someone or something

cling together

clinging vine

cling like shit to a shovel

clinging vine

grasp at straws, to

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verb clutch

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verb stick to

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phrase cling to something

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verb to hold fast

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noun fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

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verb come or be in close contact with

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verb hold on tightly or tenaciously

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