Definition of cling

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Cling (v. i.) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support; -- usually followed by to or together..

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Conventicling :: Conventicling (a.) Belonging or going to, or resembling, a conventicle..
Circumferential :: Circumferential (a.) Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling; circuitous.
Cling :: Cling (v. t.) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing..
Encircling :: Encircling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encircl.
Hug :: Hug (v. t.) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
Comatula :: Comatula (n.) A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; -- called also feather stars..
Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging..
Beggar''s Lice :: Beggar's lice () The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them.
Cycling :: Cycling (n.) The act, art, or practice, of riding a cycle, esp. a bicycle or tricycle..
Wood Tick :: Wood tick () Any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the Northern United States is Ixodes unipunctata..
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To surround and cling to; to entwine about.
Wanderoo :: Wanderoo (n.) A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo..
Traveler :: Traveler (n.) An iron encircling a rope, bar, spar, or the like, and sliding thereon..
Fasten :: Fasten (v. i.) To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.
Tabernacling :: Tabernacling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tabernacl.
Clingstone :: Clingstone (n.) A fruit, as a peach, whose flesh adheres to the stone..
Geocyclic :: Geocyclic (a.) Circling the earth periodically.
Claggy :: Claggy (a.) Adhesive; -- said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings.
Clung :: Clung () imp. & p. p. of Cling.
Ring :: Ring (n.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
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