Clung

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

  Clung \Clung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Cling}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Clung \Clung\, a. [Prop. p. p. fr. OE. clingen to wither. See
     {Cling}, v. i.]
     Wasted away; shrunken. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cling \Cling\ (kl[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clung}
     (kl[u^]ng), {Clong} (kl[o^]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.
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           And what hath life for thee
           That thou shouldst cling to it thus?     --Mrs. Hemans.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clung
       See {cling}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]