Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace.
- v. To hold steadfastly to; cherish: He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.
- v. To stay close to: a sailboat hugging the shore.
- v. To embrace or cling together closely.
- n. A close, affectionate embrace.
- n. A crushing embrace, as in wrestling.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To crouch; huddle as with cold.
- To lie close; cuddle.
- To grasp firmly and completely with the arms; embrace closely; clasp to the breast.
- To cling to mentally; cherish fondly or fervently; hold fast to: as, to hug delusions.
- To keep close to: as, to hug the land.
- To carry, especially with difficulty.
- n. A close embrace; a clasp or pressure with or as with the arms: as, to give one a hug; the hug of a bear.
Wiktionary
- n. An affectionate close embrace.
- v. intransitive, obsolete To crouch; huddle as with cold.
- v. intransitive To cling closely together.
- v. transitive To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
- v. transitive To stay close to (the shore etc.)
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. obsolete To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
- v. obsolete To crowd together; to cuddle.
- v. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
- v. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
- v. (Naut.) To keep close to
- n. A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.
WordNet 3.0
- v. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- v. fit closely or tightly
- n. a tight or amorous embrace
Etymologies
- From earlier hugge ("to embrace") (1560), probably representing a conflation of huck ("to crouch, huddle down") and Old Norse hugga ("to comfort, console"), from hugr ("courage"), from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind, sense”), cognate with Icelandic hugga ("to comfort"), Old English hyge ("thought, mind, heart, disposition, intention, courage, pride"). More at Huguenot. (Wiktionary)
- Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hugga, to comfort. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“after reading this i totally wanted to give you a hug...but since youre so far away an internet hug will have to suffice *big hug*”
“Burt engineers another crisis, this time involving the missing baby, to get yet another hug from Jimmy, who finally has to acknowledge, when cradling Hope, that "a hug is a powerful thing.”
“More thankfully still, when it does, Lincoln's first question to me the next morning is whether I was able to help the person I was trying to save, and when I say no, as I usually do, he gives me a squawk, which is what they call a hug on "SpongeBob", and tells me he hopes I have better luck next time.”
“I'm teaching them that a hug is the most important thing in the world, and the fucking laundry can wait.”
“It makes a great gift for far away grandparents and a wonderful book to read with your child when a hug is needed.”
“Courtesy of Ann Patchett Ann Patchett gets a hug from a sloth.”
“Crist has shown that the "man hug" is for real and that he wants to have Obama's love child.”
“Connecticut's Tina Charles, who led the Huskies with 25 points, gets a hug from a teammate during their defeat of Louisville in the title game.”
UConn caps perfect season by routing Louisville in title game
“Connecticut's Tina Charles gets a hug from a teammate during their dominant victory against Louisville in the title game.”
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“I got a hug from the president and also a complement, so ...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hug’.
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3-Letter Scrabble Words Which Do Not ...
A list of 3-letter words which cannot be formed by adding a letter to a 2-letter word (see Ken Clark's word lists found at http://www.seattlescrab...
ace, act, aff, aft, apo, app, apt, auk, ava, ave, avo, azo and 225 more...
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EN - 3-letter words of the pattern CVC
With the exception of abbreviations and mosaic words all types of words (proper names, past tense of verbs, etc.) are allowed.
for, was, not, his, but, has, had, can, her, him, new, now and 339 more...
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POL - What is Mitt talking about?
Key terms from Mitt Romney's election campaign
good and generous..., hard fought election, go back to work, optimistic and po..., confident in the ..., optimism, uniquely American, nation of immigrants, want a better life, life in that plac..., pursuit of the ri..., richness of this ... and 369 more...
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A List Of The Cutest Words Ever Created!
HEE OK LETS DO IT! I'm v.v. excited! (with thanks to whichbe, Lampbane, bilby, effigy, frogapplause, and fredrx!)
piggy, toesy woesies, snurfle, wiggly, chomp, lewispoo, dobby, dunderhead, cupcake, mumbo jumbo, wigglebop, scuttle and 99 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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3 Letter Words
A list of English words that are three letters long.
ace, act, ade, ado, add, ads, age, ago, ail, air, aim, all and 397 more...
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The Fixer
Got a problem? Find the solution here. All the words herelisted are guaranteed to make other stuff better. If not satisfied see John for your money back or go ask Abby.
ointment, nice cup of tea, hammer, hug, vacation, duct tape, the Marines, monkey wrench, chocolate, clean socks, bubble wrap, the argyle cold w... and 13 more...
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So busy I don't have time to scratch ...
Sometimes work and life is so hectic that I don't have time to hang around wordie and immerse myself in its pleasures.
If this list remains empty it will be a poignant memorial to tho...maiden over-worked, pantomime horse, so tired i don't ..., a fine kettle of ..., trumpa-trump, e for brick, bleary, armenian nutmeg cake, tiramisù, so tired i couldn..., bow ties with gra..., hug and 4 more...
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happy words
Words that cheer you up, give you happy thoughts and feelings, or just put you in a positive state of mind.
magic, childhood, dawn, smile, kitten, drizzle, friend, beach, free, love, sweet, cozy and 20 more...
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him and i
peach, left, alone, abandon, horid, gay, bloody, beautiful, outside, inside, confused, unconditional and 111 more...
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Malachi_Constant's Words
triumverate, pandemic, parsnip, delineate, zamboni, parka, laser, swoop, malevolent, benevolent, fracas, tipsy and 372 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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Wordnik Words
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abaci, cabooleat, endomorphic, warfinger, varna, tautological, quesadillia, hub, oceanography, ken, ignimbrite, galactagogue and 110 more...
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Faintheart's Words
onomatopoeia, no, terrafactive, word, faint, heart, joy, quixotic, karla, half, amp, tardis and 181 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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loinfruit's Words
buddy, hungry, hug, want, you, i, mommy, school, ballet, sign, sign language, language and 170 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for hug.
bilby Should we perhaps move to group hug? Mar 31, 2010
PossibleUnderscore *swoons* Mar 30, 2010
ruzuzu *hugs bilby, PossibleUnderscore, zo, the next person who reads this, bilby again, a brand-name-cola-with-patented-dynamic-ribbon-device, and oroboros* Mar 30, 2010
bilby I owe you a *cough* brand-name-cola-with-patented-dynamic-ribbon-device but oroborrowed it. Mar 30, 2010
oroboros Gimme a hug nile gimmu a Coke. Mar 30, 2010
ruzuzu *hugs bilby, PossibleUnderscore, zo, the next person who reads this, and bilby, again, unless bilby is the next person to read this, in which case he owes me a Coke* Mar 30, 2010
bilby If I'm next person to read this, do I get a double hug? Mar 30, 2010
ruzuzu *hugs bilby, PossibleUnderscore, zo, and the next person who reads this* Mar 30, 2010
bilby Who. Mar 30, 2010
zo *hug back* to the person that wrote that nine months ago :) Mar 30, 2010
PossibleUnderscore *hug* to the person who reads this. Jul 17, 2009