cling in WordNet English dictionary

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"
   cling  cleave  adhere  stick  cohere 
   
2. hold on tightly or tenaciously
   "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
   cling  hang 
   
3. to remain emotionally or intellectually attached
   "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
   cling 
   

1. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
   cling  clingstone