cling (on) to sth
— phrasal verb with cling uk/klɪŋ/us/klɪŋ/verb clung, clung
C2 to try very hard to keep something:
He clung on to power for another ten years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- capture
- cling
- earmark
- enshrine
- lay
- maintain
- pack sth away
- put sth away
- repository
- reserve
- reserved
- storage
- store
- store sth up
- stow
- stow (sth) away
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