cling Copy link Outline 1. ădhaereo, haesi, haesum, 2 (with in and abl., abl. alone, or dat.)2. ĭnhaereo, 2 (constr. same as 1)3. haereo, 2 (constr. sim. to preceding)4. (Poet. of persons embracing) • cling: 1. ădhaereo, haesi, haesum, 2 (with in and abl., abl. alone, or dat.): to c. to a body, in corpore ad., Ov.: (my shafts) shall c. to thy very heart, in tuis visceribus adhaerebunt (al. haerebunt), Cic. Fig.: envy c.s to the most exalted, ad. invidia altissimis, Vell. (Rare and poet. with acc.: Cic.: Lucr.) 2. ĭnhaereo, 2 (constr. same as 1): he clasped his hand and clung fast thereto, dextram amplexus inhaesit, Virg.: v. to adhere. 3. haereo, 2 (constr. sim. to preceding): to c. to any one's bosom, in gremio alicujus h., Ov.: to c. to one another in fond embraces, avidis complexibus h., Ov.: to c. to any one's side, alicujus lateri h., Hor. 4. (Poet. of persons embracing): circumfundor, fūsus, 3: v. to embrace. Phr.: to c. to a hope (i. e. fondly cherish it), spem fovere, Mart.: to c. to pleasure, ease, etc., voluptatem, otium, amplexari, Cic.: and simly. with amplector, Cic.: v. to stick to.