noun

1. Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.

2. Adherence; attachment; devotion

verb

1. To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

   “Seaweed clung to the anchor.”

2. To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.

3. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.

Synonyms: cleave, stick, clinch, grip