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n. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

adherence, bond, adhesiveness, adhesion

n. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

coherence, coherency, cohesiveness, cohesion

n. the state of cohering or sticking together

fasten, become fixed, become fast

v. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

coincide, cooccur

v. go with, fall together

paste, glue

v. join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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