cling
cling is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embraching. [Obs.] I clung legs as close to his side as I could. Swift.
- 2.To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.] If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, Till famine cling thee. Shak.
- 3.Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abide
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- acquiescence
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- act
- adhere
- adhesion
- and
- carry
- compliance
- comply
- concurrence
- country
- dial
- discharge
- engagement
- exact
- execute
- execution
- faith
- faithful
- fidelity
- friend
- fulfill
- fulfillment
- good
- honorable
- into
- keep
- literal
- loyal
- make
- meet
- needle
- obedience
- obligation
- observance
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is cling.
- What is to cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embraching. [Obs.] I clung legs as close to his side as I could. Swift called?
- What is to make to dry up or wither. [Obs.] If thou speak'st false, Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive, Till famine cling thee. Shak called?
- What is adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.] A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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