cling
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Etymology [edit]
Old English? clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Danish klynge to cluster, crowd. Compare clump.
Noun [edit]
cling (plural clings)
- Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
- 1908, O. Henry, Hostages to Momus:
- Antelope steaks and fried liver to begin on, and venison cutlets with chili con carne and pineapple fritters, and then some sardines and mixed pickles; and top it off with a can of yellow clings and a bottle of beer.
- 1908, O. Henry, Hostages to Momus:
- adherence; attachment; devotion
- Milton
- A more tenacious cling to worldly respects.
- Milton
Verb [edit]
cling (third-person singular simple present clings, present participle clinging, simple past and past participle clung)
- To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
- Seaweed clung to the anchor.
- To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
hold tightly
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References [edit]
- cling in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- cling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Notes:
- ^ Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. ISBN 8839551107. Online version
