Cling to
Cling to verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Usage example: clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along
Hook
Hook verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.
Both terms in one sentence
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There's one scene where she uses it as grappling hook and the hair does seem to cling to the rock or knot itself, but that may be just the way it was drawn.
Source: Disney / Tangled
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Hook and Cling to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/hook
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