What does 食い下がる mean in Japanese?

to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to, to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down

食い下がる (Kuisagaru) — to hang on to · Japanese Dictionary

くいさがる

Kuisagaru

Other forms: 喰い下がる、食いさがる、喰いさがる、食い下る、食下がる、くい下がる

食い下がる (Kuisagaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to, to hound”.

godan verb, intransitive verbto hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
godan verb, intransitive verbto hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
godan verb, intransitive verbto grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips