Main entry: cling, clingstone
Definition: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Definition: hold on tightly or tenaciously
Usage: hang on to your father's hands; The child clung to his mother's apron
Main entry: stick, adhere, cleave, cling, cohere
Definition: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Usage: The dress clings to her body; The label stuck to the box; The sushi rice grains cohere
Main entry: cling
Definition: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
Usage: He clings to the idea that she might still love him.