Usually means: Hold tightly; refuse to release.
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  1. cling on: Wiktionary
  2. cling on: TheFreeDictionary.com
  3. cling on: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. cling on: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cling-on (n.): Cats
  2. cling on: Idioms

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  1. cling-on, cling on: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cling on)

▸ verb:  (sometimes figurative) To hold on tightly; to grip hard or adhere.

Similar:
hang on, hold on, latch on, hold tight, cling, clutch, hang tight, clamp, clip, cling to, more...

Opposite:
let go, release, drop

Phrases:
cling on to, opposite of cling on, more...

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Similar:
hang on, hold on, latch on, hold tight, cling, clutch, hang tight, clamp, clip, cling to, more...

Opposite:
let go, release, drop

Phrases:
cling on to, opposite of cling on, more...



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