nnoun.foodfruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pitSynset:clingstone
Hypernyms:edible fruit
Inherited Hypernyms:clingedible fruitfruitreproductive structureplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:clingedible fruitproducefoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
vverb.contactcome or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separationSynset:adhere cleave cohere stick
Examples:- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
Derivationally Related Form:coherentcoherenceadhesioncohesioncohesiveadherentcoherency
Hypernyms:adjoin contact meet touch
Inherited Hypernyms:clingtouch
Direct Hyponyms:agglutinateconglutinatemold
Entailment:attach
Full Troponyms:agglutinateconglutinatehaemagglutinatemold
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.emotionto remain emotionally or intellectually attachedExamples:- He clings to the idea that she might still love him.
Inherited Hypernyms:cling
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contacthold on tightly or tenaciouslySynset:hang
Examples:- hang on to your father's hands
- The child clung to his mother's apron
Hypernyms:grasp hold on
Inherited Hypernyms:clinggrasphold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s PP