hug

hug
I UK [hʌɡ] / US verb
Word forms "hug":
present tense I/you/we/they hug he/she/it hugs present participle hugging past tense hugged past participle hugged
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to put your arms round someone to show your love or friendship

They stood hugging on the platform.

People were hugging and kissing each other.

hug someone tight:

Mike picked up his daughter and hugged her tight.

2) [transitive] to hold something close to your chest

Emma was sitting on the floor hugging her knees.

She grabbed the blanket and hugged it round her.

3) [transitive] to move, lie, or stay close to something

They kept to the back of the crowd, hugging the wall.

4) [transitive] if a piece of clothing hugs your body, it fits very tightly
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II UK [hʌɡ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "hug":
singular hug plural hugs
the action of putting your arms round someone to show your love or friendship

Come and give Daddy a hug!


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  • Hug — Hug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hugging}.] [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h?ka. Cf. {Huckster}.] 1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Hug — Hug, Johann Leonhard, gelehrter katholischer Theolog, geb. 1. Juni 1765 in Constanz; wurde 1780 zum Priester geweiht u. 1791 Professor der Theologie in Freiburg, badischer Geheimrath u. Domherr daselbst, wo er den 11. März 1846 starb. Er schr.:… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • Hug — Hug, 1) Johann Leonhard, namhafter kath. Theolog, geb. 1765 in Konstanz, wurde 1789 Priester, 1791 Professor der Theologie in Freiburg, gest. daselbst 11. März 1846. Unter seinen Schriften hat bleibenden Wert seine »Einleitung in die Schriften… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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