What is the meaning of cling?

noun

• Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
  • synonyms: clingstone

verb

• Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation.
  • usage: "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
  • synonyms: cleave, adhere, stick, cohere
• To remain emotionally or intellectually attached.
  • usage: "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."
• Hold on tightly or tenaciously.
  • usage: "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"
  • synonyms: hang