CLING TO

а. прилегать, касаться This material clings to the skin. The ship clung to the shore. б. прильнуть The child clung to its mother. The climber had to cling to. в. стараться сохранить The old lady tried to cling to her old home, but the builders forced her out. Whenever we move to a new house, we always cling to far. г. оставаться лояльным She clung to the hope that her son was not dead too many possessions.