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hug

[huhg]

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verb (used with object)

to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.

to cling firmly or fondly to; cherish: to hug an opinion.

to keep close to, as in sailing, walking, or in moving along or alongside of: to hug the shore; to hug the road.

verb (used without object)

to cling together; lie close.

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noun

a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.

Origin:
1560–70; perhaps < Old Norse hugga to soothe, console; akin to Old English hogian to care for

Related forms

hug·ger, noun

hug·ging·ly, adverb

un·hugged, adjective

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Sometimes a screen is a screen, and sometimes a screen is a bear hug.

Receive a hug from my unconditionally loving child, and put things into perspective.

Many of the world's biggest clearers of trees have started to hug them.

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Sometimes a screen is a screen, and sometimes a screen is a bear hug.

Receive a hug from my unconditionally loving child, and put things into perspective.

Many of the world's biggest clearers of trees have started to hug them.

Having not seen each other for a couple of months, this brother and sister share an affectionate hug.

The machine is designed to mimic the calming effect of a cow's holding pen by giving her a mechanical hug.

Instead of verbally encouraging the girl, she marched over to offer a hug.

Nause chose a variety of low-growing perennials that hug the slope while providing seasonal color and fragrance.

His girlfriend ran out in the rain to give him a hug.

Paladino in the flesh, he is quickly becoming famous for something else: his hug.

Enjoy being a speck, and give the specks closest to you a hug.

They tend to hug the continent, thumping along, sometimes even grounding themselves in a new place.

And hug your parents for all the work they did to prepare you.

They spread slowly, hug the ground, and have heavy seeds not easily borne on the wind.

On the patio, free-form walls hug the chairs and chaises.

Rubber cushions around the heads allow blades to hug facial curves.

Sanofi would likely issue a bear hug letter that would outline its proposed bid, these people said.

Both tree species hug water sources in this arid land of high plateaus and rock towers.

Our presentation began, consistent with the occasion, with a prolonged hug that prompted laughter and applause.

The hug a tree people would try to set aside land and stir up a lot of trouble.

Although these trees appear to hug the house-a fire-safety no-no-they don't actually overhang it.

He grasps an uncooperative mannequin in a bear hug and wrestles it into position.

The costumes should be built to hug because they will be hugged, and made to last because they will be abused.

His impulse to hug her was so big his arms weren't enough.

Their tires hug the pavement, their bodies lean into the curves.

Look for the downside to every situation in life, and you might end up missing the bear hug right in front of you.

Given the chance to hug the vegetable, my arms would fail to reach around it fully.

And then you might need to go hug a horse to bring your boiling blood back to room temperature.

The material breathes great and doesn't hug your body.

Chlorine gas is heavier than air so it tends to hug the terrain in a vapor cloud, especially at night.

Having a small pillow to hug eased some of the tension/ discomfort.

Traditional sleeping bags tend to hug the human torso as if it were a piece of meat between two slices of bread.

The book suggested that when they throw a tantrum, give it a minute or two and then offer a hug.

All paths in would require pilots to hug international boundaries and avoid.

Your family wraps their arms around you in an everlasting hug and kiss.

It is tempting to punch him, hug her, and storm through.

The railway tracks hug the coastline, and for portions of the trip you can feel the ocean spray in your face.

Your radiant smile, your laugh, your bear hug and kiss on the cheek are with us forever.

Mandy's only response was to hug the baby closer, thus making the infant scream even more.

So the smart idea is probably to stay on the ground and hug the walls so nobody can find you, but what's the fun in.

Little ones can hug and kiss her with no fear, and she is not shy at all with the younger set.

She gives him a big, warm hug and sits close to him on the couch.

Then he'd crush me in a bear hug and we'd watch some boy action flick.

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World English Dictionary

hug (hʌɡ)

—vb , hugs, hugging, hugged
1.	(also intr) to clasp (another person or thing) tightly or (of two people) to cling close together; embrace
2.	to keep close to a shore, kerb, etc
3.	to cling to (beliefs, etc); cherish
4.	to congratulate (oneself); be delighted with (oneself)

—n
5.	a tight or fond embrace

[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse hugga to comfort, Old English hogian to take care of]

'huggable

—*adj*

'hugger

—n

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Word Origin & History

hug

1567, hugge "to embrace," perhaps from O.N. hugga "to comfort," from hugr "courage, mood," from P.Gmc. *hugjan, related to O.E. hycgan "to think, consider," Goth. hugs "mind, soul, thought." Other have noted the similarity in some senses to Ger. hegen "to foster, cherish," originally "to enclose with

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a hedge." The noun was originally (1617) a hold in wrestling.

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