Cling to and Stick

Cling to

Cling to verb - To give steadfast support to.
Usage example: continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion

Stick and cling to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a verb "Cling to".

Stick

Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.

Cling to and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cling to" instead a verb "Stick".

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

Both terms in one sentence

  • But the worst part is that if you don't get away, they will cling to you, and stick you in place, dealing their damage, while opening you up to attacks from Wizards.
  • Barbaric Bully This is on its way to becoming a Discredited Trope with the recent rash of cyberbullying and bullying-related suicides making news, but it only makes the few works that cling to this misconception stick out like a sore thumb.
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