Hug

Noun

 * 1) An affectionate close embrace.

Verb

 * 1)  To cling closely together.
 * 2)  To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
 * Daniel hugged Elizabeth until he felt better.
 * 1)  To stay close to (the shore etc.)

Adjectives for Hug
warm; affectionate; exemplary; ecstatic; one-armed; group; bear; impromptu; mutual; weightless; full body; awkward; quick.

Adverbs for Hug
brazenly; amorously; affectionately; ecstatically; lustily; brutishly; stalwartly; tenderly; voluptuously; lasciviously.

Thesaurus for Hug
abduct, accost, accueil, address, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, around, bear, bear hug, bite, bob, bosom, bow, bunch, carry off, cherish, clamp, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to, clinging, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, coagulate, cohere, congeal, conglomerate, curtsy, death grip, embosom, embrace, enfold, enfoldment, entertain, firm hold, fold, follow close upon, fondle, foothold, footing, foster, freeze to, glad hand, go with, grapple, grasp, greeting, grip, gripe, grow together, hail, hand-clasp, handshake, hang about, hang on, hang on to, hang together, harbor, have, have and hold, hearty welcome, hello, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hover over, how-do-you-do, huddle, hug the shore, iron grip, keep, keep close to, keep hold of, kidnap, kiss, lie by, make welcome, march with, mass, never let go, nip, nod, nurse, nurture, open arms, persist, press, purchase, reception, salutation, salute, seizure, set, shanghai, smile, smile of recognition, smiling reception, solidify, squeeze, stand by, stay, stay inshore, stay near, stay put, stick, stick to, stick together, tailgate, take hold of, the glad hand, throttle, tight grip, toehold, treasure, treasure up, wave, welcome, welcome mat, welcoming

Synonyms of Hug

 * accoll
 * coll
 * embrace

Noun

 * Arabic: (iħtiḍān)
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: besarkada
 * Bulgarian: прегръдка
 * Catalan: abraçada
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , , 偎抱
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: kalli,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: חיבוק
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ハグ
 * Japanese: ハグ


 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: apkampiens
 * Lithuanian: apkabinimas
 * Luxembourgish: Ëmaarmung
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: بغل گیری
 * Polish: przytulenie
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: объятие
 * Serbian:
 * Sicilian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: กอด (kàwd)
 * Turkish: sarılma
 * Welsh: cofleidiad
 * Yiddish: האלדזן
 * Welsh: cofleidiad
 * Yiddish: האלדזן
 * Yiddish: האלדזן

Verb

 * Finnish:
 * Italian: abbracciare transitive
 * Kurdish:


 * Russian:, обняться
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: kramas


 * Arabic: عانق
 * Armenian: գրկել (grkel)
 * Catalan: abraçar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , , 偎抱
 * Czech:
 * Danish: omfavne, kramme, knuse
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Icelandic: faðma, knúsa


 * Italian: abbracciare transitive
 * Japanese: だく, 抱く (daku)
 * Kurdish:
 * Luxembourgish: emäerbelen, emäermelen
 * Polish: tulić
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, обнять
 * Scottish Gaelic: ioma-ghlac
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish:, pysyä


 * Italian: tenersi vicino a

Derived terms
body-hugging; bunny hug (a dancing style); bear hug.

Etymology 1
From hǫgg:, verbal noun to hǫggva:.

Noun

 * 1) stroke
 * 2) slash
 * 3) cut

Noun

 * 1) squat

Noun
hug
 * Indefinite accusative singular of hugur


 * 1) thought, sense, spirit
 * 2) desire, interest

Preposition

 * 1) to