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   hug

   /həɡ/

   verb

   • 1. squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection: "he hugged her close to him" Similar embracecuddlesqueezeclaspclutchcling tohold someone closehold someone tighttake someone in one's armsenfold someone in one's armsclasp/press someone to one's bosomliterary:embosom
   • ▪ hold (something) closely or tightly around or against part of one's body: "he hugged his knees to his chest"
   • ▪ fit tightly around: "a pair of jeans that hugged the contours of his body"
   • ▪ keep close to: "I headed north, hugging the coastline all the way" Similar keep close tostay near tofollow closelyfollow the course ofOpposite keep away from
   • ▪ congratulate or be pleased with oneself: "she hugged herself with secret joy"
   • ▪ cherish or cling to (something such as a belief): "a boy hugging a secret" Similar cling tohold ontocherishharbornurturenursefosterretainmaintainkeep in one's mindOpposite abandon

   noun

   • 1. an act of holding someone tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection: "there were hugs and tears as they were reunited"
   • ▪ a squeezing grip in wrestling.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga ‘comfort, console’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. huggable adjective
   • 2. hugger noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › huggedHugged Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word hug, which can be a verb or a noun. A hug is a close embrace with the arms, or something that stays close to something else.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUGGED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Hugged is the past tense and past participle of hug, which means to hold someone or something tightly with your arms. Learn how to use hugged in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning of hugged, the past tense and participle of hug, with examples from various sources. Hugged is a verb that means to embrace someone or something with your arms.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › huggedHugged - definition of hugged by The Free Dictionary

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   Hugged is the past tense of hug, which means to clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection. See different dictionaries, synonyms, translations and usage examples of hug and hugged.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUGGED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Hugged is the past tense and past participle of hug, which means to embrace someone or something with your arms. See examples of hugged in sentences and related words for hug.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to hold someone close to your body with your arms, usually to show that you like, love, or value them: Have you hugged your child today? They hugged each other when they met at the station. hug someone/something tightly Emily hugged her teddy bear tightly to her chest.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of the verb 'hug' and its past tense 'hugged'. Find out how to use 'hug' in different contexts, such as embracing, clinging, or keeping close to something.