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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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   Synonyms for HUG: congratulate, compliment, cheer, salute, commend, applaud, felicitate, praise; Antonyms of HUG: minimize, discount, diminish, decry, put down, write off, disparage, belittle.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › hugHUG - 27 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   hug. Thesaurus > to hold someone or something > hug. These are words and phrases related to hug. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of hug. TO HOLD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. He hugged his girlfriend. Synonyms and examples. hold. Can you hold this for a moment? clasp. He reached out to clasp her hand. grip.

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   Synonyms for HUGS: congratulates, compliments, cheers, salutes, applauds, felicitates, commends, praises; Antonyms of HUGS: minimizes, diminishes, discounts, decries, belittles, disparages, depreciates, deprecates

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   Synonyms for HUG: clinch, squeeze, embrace, clasp, tight grip, caress, demonstration of affection, bunny-hug, bear hug, embrace, clasp; Antonyms for HUG: push, release, keep-away-from, release, push away.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusHUG Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

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    hug. 1 (verb) in the sense of embrace. Definition. to clasp (someone or something) tightly, usually with affection. They hugged each other like a couple of lost children. Synonyms. embrace. hold (onto) cuddle. squeeze. cling. clasp. enfold. hold close. take in your arms. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of clasp. Definition.

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    What are another words for Hug? Embrace, squeeze, clasp, cuddle. Full list of synonyms for Hug is here.