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hug

/hʌɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Hug means: hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.

Synonyms for hug9

noun, as in a tight or amorous embrace

clinch, squeeze

verb, as in hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

also used for hug

cleave, accoll, treasure, stick, coll

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What does hug mean?3

verb

1

hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness“Hug me, please”

2

fit closely or tightly“The dress hugged her hips”

noun

1

a tight or amorous embrace“come here and give me a big hug”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hug?16

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Hug in a sentence

  • Well, are you going to give me a hug and a kiss?Joseph
  • He should run up to you, give you a hug.felidad
  • I could feel the power of his love radiating through his strong, heartfelt hug.Nuel
  • He put the guitar case down so he could hug her.CH
  • Give a hug to your parents before you get far away from your hometown.LeeSooHa
  • She put the guitar case down so she could hug him.CH
  • He gave her a hug and kissed her.CH
  • Come over here and give me a hug.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hug

as a noun

plural
hugs

as a verb

past tense
hugged
present participle
hugging
third-person singular
hugs
past participle
hugged