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Cling
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(clings, clinging, clung) 1. If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly. Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank... They hugged each other, clinging together under the lights. VERB: V to/onto n, V together 2. If someone clings to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult. He appears determined to cling to power... Another minister clung on with a majority of only 18... Japan’s productivity has overtaken America in some industries, but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead. VERB: V to/onto n, V on, V on to n
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I. intransitive verb (clung; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old High German klunga tangled ball of thread Date: before 12th century 1. a. to hold together b. to adhere as if glued firmly c. to hold or hold on tightly or tenaciously 2. a. to have a strong emotional attachment or dependence he clung to his friends for support b. to remain or linger as if resisting complete dissipation or dispersal the odor clung to the room for hours Synonyms: see stick • ~er noun • ~y adjective II. noun Date: circa 1625 an act or instance of ~ing ; adherence ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.intr. (past and past part. clung) 1 (foll. by to) adhere, stick, or hold on (by means of stickiness, suction, grasping, or embracing). 2 (foll. by to) remain persistently or stubbornly faithful (to a friend, habit, idea, etc.). 3 maintain one's grasp; keep hold; resist separation. --n. = CLINGSTONE. Phrases and idioms cling film a very thin clinging transparent plastic film, used as a covering esp. for food. cling together remain in one body or in contact. Derivatives clinger n. clingingly adv. Etymology: OE clingan f. Gmc: cf. CLENCH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (обыкн. to) прилипать; цепляться; держаться mud clings to the boots —- грязь прилипает к ботинкам wet clothes cling to the body —- мокрая одежда липнет к телу the child clung to its mother's hand —- ребенок цеплялся за руку матери the odour clung to the room for hours —- запах держался в комнате еще несколько часов the ship clung to the coast —- судно держалось берега heavy clouds clung to the mountains —- тяжелые тучи нависли над горами to cling to the saddle —- спорт. сливаться с седлом 2. оставаться верным друзьям, дому, воспоминаниям the society to which she clung —- общество, с которым она не хотела порывать she clung to the hope that her son was not dead —- она никак не могла оставить надежду, что ее сын жив to cling tenaciously to one's arguments —- упорно придерживаться своей аргументации 3. облегать (о платье) to cling like grim death —- отчаянно цепляться, хвататься; вцепиться мертвой хваткой ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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to а) прилегать, касаться This material clings to the skin. The ship clung to the shore. б) прильнуть The child clung to its mother. The climber had to cling to. в) стараться сохранить The old lady tried to cling to her old home, but the builders forced her out. Whenever we move to a new house, we always cling to far. г) оставаться лояльным She clung to the hope that her son was not dead too many possessions. CLING together а) склеиваться The pages of this book have clung together. б) оставаться верным Members of a family should cling together in times of trouble. CLING onto а) прильнуть The child clung onto its mother. The climber had to cling onto the cliff. б) стараться сохранить The old lady tried to cling onto her old home, but the builders forced her out. Whenever we move to a new house, we always cling onto far too many possessions. в) оставаться лояльным The chairman has always clung onto oldfashioned ideas. CLING v. oft. cling to 1) цепляться; прилипать 2) держаться (берега, дома и т.п.) cling together держаться вместе 3) оставаться верным (взглядам, друзьям) 4) льнуть 5) облегать (о платье) - cling onto - cling to - cling together Syn: see stick ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v past tense and past participle clung, 1 always + adv/prep to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe + to/on/at etc (I clung onto Duncan for comfort.) 2 always + adv/prep to stick to someone or something or seem to surround them + to/around etc (His wet shirt clung to his body.) 3 to stay close to someone all the time because you are too dependent on them or do not feel safe (Some children tend to cling their first day at school.) ( @cling to ~ to sth phr v if you ~ to a belief, idea, or feeling, you continue to think that it is true even when this seems extremely unlikely ~ to the hope that (We clung to the hope that we might see her again one day.) @ ) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. clingan "hold fast, congeal, shrivel," shifting 13c. to "adhere, stick together," from P.Gmc. *klingg-. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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