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Synonyms for hug
hʌghug
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Wiktionary
hugverb
hugverb
To crouch; huddle as with cold.
hugverb
To cling closely together.
hugverb
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.
hugverb
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
Princeton's WordNet
hug, clinch, squeezeverb
a tight or amorous embrace
"come here and give me a big hug"
Synonyms:
clinch, squeeze, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze playembrace, hug, bosom, squeezeverb
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
"Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
Synonyms:
twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, embrace, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crushhugverb
fit closely or tightly
"The dress hugged her hips"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
hugverb
hugverb
Synonyms:
retain, hold fast, cling to, keep hold ofhugverb
Synonyms:
(Naut.) go near, keep close tohugnoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#422 | press | |
#846 | cover | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1022 | force | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1608 | pressure | |
#3048 | compact | |
#4618 | kiss | |
#4680 | rack | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#7343 | kissing | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#11614 | squash | |
#12274 | clamp | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#13200 | coll | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#13626 | hale | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#13972 | hug | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#19529 | compress | |
#20204 | mash | |
#20259 | encompass | |
#21181 | comprehend | |
#28948 | shove | |
#29307 | squeezing | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#32270 | hugging | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#36290 | clinch | |
#38164 | cuddle | |
#48826 | coerce | |
#60356 | gouge | |
#62045 | squelch | |
#69333 | wring | |
#71825 | espouse | |
#73889 | tweet | |
#91682 | extort | |
#102740 | clench | |
#104149 | twinge | |
#108267 | constrict |
How to use hug in a sentence?
Unfortunately, I've gotta go back to work, but we can have a group hug.
I just want to give them a hug.
There are other videos floating around showing them pulling on my jersey and pouring a beer on me. From there, instincts kick in, as a person, I’m not a fighter. I’d rather give you a hug and a high five, and go on our way. All acting out of self-defense. I’d never promote or condone physical violence.
It’s been brought to my attention that I have made some of you feel disrespected or uncomfortable. That was never my intent. Collectively, you mean the world to me, and I deeply apologize if I have let you down. I especially want to apologize to anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of an unwanted hug or any other gesture they felt crossed the line in any way, shape, or form.
If administration can’t tell the difference between a friendly, ‘How are you doing?’ hug and an inappropriate hug, then I think we have a big problem.
Translations for hug
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- اِحْتِضَان, عانق, حضن, احتضن, عناقArabic
- абняць, абдымаць, абдымак, абдымкіBelarusian
- прегърна, прегръдка, прегръщамBulgarian
- abraçada, abraçarCatalan, Valencian
- obejmout, objetíCzech
- cofleidiadWelsh
- kramme, omfavne, knus, omfavnelse, kram, knuseDanish
- umarmen, drücken, UmarmungGerman
- αγκάλιασμα, αγκαλιάζωGreek
- brakumi, brakumoEsperanto
- abrazar, abrazoSpanish
- kalli, kallistus, embamaEstonian
- besarkadaBasque
- بغل کردن, بغل گیریPersian
- halata, lähettyvillä, yhteen, pysyä, halaus, hali, lähellä, painautuaFinnish
- klemm, klemma, kroystaFaroese
- serrer, embrasser, étreinte, étreindre, câlinFrench
- cuachIrish
- ioma-ghlacadh, ioma-ghlacScottish Gaelic
- חיבוק, חיבקHebrew
- आलिंगन, आलिंगन करना, झप्पींHindi
- ölel, ölelésHungarian
- գրկում, գրկելArmenian
- faðma, faðmlag, knúsa, knúsIcelandic
- abbraccio, abbracciare, tenersi vicinoItalian
- ハグ, だく, 抱締める, 抱く, 抱擁Japanese
- მოსიყვარულეა იკისროს, მოიცავსGeorgian
- ការអោបរឹតKhmer
- 안아, 포옹Korean
- complexus, complectorLatin
- ëmaarmen, ëmäermelen, ëmäerbelen, sech ëmaarmen, ËmaarmungLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- apkabinimas, apkabintiLithuanian
- apkampt, apkampiensLatvian
- haumiriMāori
- прегрнување, прегратка, загрлува, обгрнуваMacedonian
- pelukanMalay
- knuffel, knuffelenDutch
- omfavne, klem, klemmeNorwegian
- przytulać, objęcie, obejmowanie, przytulić, przytulenie, objąć, obejmować, tulićPolish
- abraço, abraçarPortuguese
- îmbrățișa, îmbrățișareRomanian
- объятие, обниматься, обнять, обнимание, обняться, обниматьRussian
- abbratzare, abbratzadaSardinian
- загрљај, zagrliti, grliti, zagrljaj, загрлити, грлитиSerbo-Croatian
- objať, objímať, objatieSlovak
- objéti, objemati, objèmSlovene
- përqafimi i dashurAlbanian
- kram, kramas, omfamna, kramaSwedish
- กอดThai
- yakapTagalog
- sarılmak, sarılmaTurkish
- обійняти, обняти, обіймання, обнімати, обійми, об'яття, обійматиUkrainian
- ôm, cái ôm chặt, ôm ghì, ôm chặtVietnamese
- האַלדזןYiddish
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