clitch

verb

ˈklich

-ed/-ing/-es

transitive verb

1

dialectal, England : to grasp tightly : clutch

2

dialectal, England : to cause to adhere : stick together

intransitive verb

dialectal, England : to stick together : adhere

Word History

Etymology

Middle English clicchen, clycchen, from Old English clyccan

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