verb (used with object)
1.
to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
2.
to cling firmly or fondly to; cherish: to hug an opinion.
3.
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)
4.
to cling together; lie close.
noun
5.
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
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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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
a hedge." The noun was originally (1617) a hold in wrestling.
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