hug

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  1. transitive verb To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace.
  2. transitive verb To hold steadfastly to; cherish: He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.
  3. transitive verb To stay close to: a sailboat hugging the shore.
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  • But she'd tried to pick Gumball up for a hug, and the kitten was beside the lamp and she'd knocked the lamp over. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 04-05 - October-November 1999
  • He then grabbed me for a hug, as well as each of our sons. —  The Wide Awakes
  • Nathan asks for a hug, and H.R.G. sneaks up behind him and tasers him. —  BuddyTV
  • Ritchie leapt up the stairs to sweep their adopted son David into his arms for a hug, and whisk him and son Rocco, eight, off to his Wiltshire estate. —  Home | Mail Online
  • Ritchie leapt up the stairs to sweep their adopted son David into his arms for a hug, and whisk him and son Rocco (8), off to his Wiltshire estate without speaking to Madonna. —  Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors celebrity scandals Hollywood gossip blog from Hollywood Grind
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

embrace ·  squeeze ·  handshake ·  kiss ·  greeting ·  pat ·  clasp ·  shake ·  nod ·  shove ·  tug ·  congratulations

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hug:   hugs ·  hugged ·  hugging
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  1. Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hugga, to comfort.

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  1. Not found in Middle English; with final sonant (as in Danish), for reg. *huck, the base of huckle, the hip, hucklebacked, crook-backed, huckster, etc.: see huckster. The earliest sense of hug in English, ‘shrink, crouch,’ appears to be due to Scand, use.
  2. from hug, v.
 

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