cling to

Verb

Meaning

hold firmly, usually with one's hands

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

clutch hold tight hold close harbor cleave have keep love hold press foster nurse follow receive maintain
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Antonyms

chuck sac can share destroy deliver
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Hypernyms

hold take hold

Hyponyms

nestle cuddle nest snuggle nuzzle draw close

Examples

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. James Baldwin

The contradiction is this: man rejects the world as it is, without accepting the necessity of escaping it. In fact, men cling to the world and by far the majority do not want to abandon it. Albert Camus

Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that. Dōgen

A ripened fruit does not cling to the vine. Zimbabwe Proverb

There is no tree which a panting animal would not cling to. Bajan Proverb

When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

cling on cling peach cling stone cling to hope cling to it cling to life