[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cling \cling\ kli^ng, v. i. imp.  p. p. clung
   klu^ng, clong klo^ng, obs.; p. pr.  vb. n.
   clinging. as. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to dan.
   klynge to cluster, crowd. cf. clump.
   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.
   1913 webster

         and what hath life for thee
         that thou shouldst cling to it thus?     --mrs. hemans.
   1913 webster
see also:
clung clong clinging clump 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cling \cling\, v. t.
   1. to cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or
      embracing. obs.
      1913 webster

            i clung legs as close to his side as i could.
                                                  --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. to make to dry up or wither. obs.
      1913 webster

            if thou speak'st false,
            upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive,
            till famine cling thee.               --shak.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cling \cling\, n.
   adherence; attachment; devotion. r.
   1913 webster

         a more tenacious cling to worldly respects. --milton.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cling
     n : fruit especially peach whose flesh adheres strongly to the
         pit syn: clingstone
     v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and
          resist separation; "the dress clings to her body"; "the
          label stuck to the box"; "the sushi rice grains cohere"
          syn: cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
     2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "he clings
        to the idea that she might still love him."
     3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's
        hands"; "the child clung to his mother's apron" syn: hang
     also: clung
see also:
clingstone cleave adhere stick cohere hang 
clung 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

92 moby thesaurus words for "cling":
   accretion, adhere, adhere to, adherence, adhesion, agglomerate,
   agglomeration, agglutination, attach, bear hug, bite, bond, bunch,
   cherish, clamp, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling to,
   clinging, clip, clot, clotting, cluster, clustering, clutch,
   coagulate, coagulation, cohere, coherence, cohesion, cohesiveness,
   compaction, concretion, condensation, congeal, congealment,
   congelation, conglobation, conglomerate, conglomeration,
   consolidation, death grip, embrace, fasten, favor, firm hold, fix,
   foothold, footing, freeze to, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe,
   grow together, hang on, hang on to, hang together, hold, hold fast,
   hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hug,
   inseparability, iron grip, junction, keep, keep hold of, mass,
   never let go, nip, persist, purchase, retain, seizure, set,
   solidification, solidify, stay, stay put, stick, stick to,
   stick together, sticking, take hold of, tight grip, toehold

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