(~s, ~ing, clung)
1.
If you ~ to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
Another man was rescued as he clung to the riverbank...
They hugged each other, ~ing together under the lights.
VERB: V to/onto n, V together
2.
If someone ~s to a position or a possession they have, they do everything they can to keep it even though this may be very difficult.
He appears determined to ~ to power...
Another minister clung on with a majority of only 18...
Japan’s productivity has overtaken America in some industries, but elsewhere the United States has clung on to its lead.
VERB: V to/onto n, V on , V on to n