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Hug
hʌɡ
Hug definitions
verb
hugs
hugging
hugged
hug
- squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection
"he hugged her close to him"
embrace cuddle squeeze clasp clutch cling to hold someone close hold someone tight take someone in one's arms enfold someone in one's arms clasp/press someone to one's bosom- hold (something) closely or tightly round or against part of one's body
"he hugged his knees to his chest"
- fit tightly round
"a pair of jeans that hugged the contours of his body"
- keep close to
"I headed north, hugging the coastline all the way"
- 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"