to hold onto sth
81pointer — point‧er [ˈpɔɪntə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a useful piece of advice or information that helps you do or understand something: • He occasionally gets pointers on public speaking from media consultants. 2. something that shows how a situation is… …
82grin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, Cheshire (AmE), Cheshire cat, huge, large, wide ▪ faint, feeble …
83stick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, long ▪ little, short ▪ thick, thin … OF STICKS ▪ …
84cling — [klıŋ] v past tense and past participle clung [klʌŋ] [: Old English; Origin: clingan] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe cling to/on/at etc ▪ He wailed and clung to his… …
85claw — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal or bird: The cat dug his claws into my leg. 2 get your claws into sb a) if a woman gets her claws into a man, she shows that she is determined to marry him b) to say unpleasant things about …
86cling — verb past tense and past participle clung, (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe (+ to/on/at etc): I clung onto Duncan for comfort. 2 (always + adv/prep) to stick to someone or… …
87reel — 1 noun (C) 1 a) BrE a round object onto which thread, wire, fishing line, cinema film etc can be wound: a cotton reel compare bobbin b) the amount that one of these objects will hold: Have you got another reel of film? 2 one of the parts of a… …
