hug

hug

 (hŭg)

v. hugged, hug·ging, hugs

v.tr.

1. To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace.

2. To hold steadfastly to; cherish: He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.

3. To stay close to: a sailboat hugging the shore.

v.intr.

To embrace or cling together closely.

n.

1. A close, affectionate embrace.

2. A crushing embrace, as in wrestling.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hugga, to comfort.]

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hug′ga·ble adj.

hug′ger n.

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hug

(hʌɡ)

vb (mainly tr) , hugs, hugging or 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

a tight or fond embrace

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

ˈhuggable adj

ˈhugger n

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hug

(hʌg)

v. hugged, hug•ging,
n. v.t.

1. to clasp tightly in the arms, esp. with affection; embrace: to hug a child.

2. to cling firmly or fondly to; cherish: to hug a belief.

3. to keep close to, as in sailing or in moving along or alongside of: a vessel hugging the shore; a car hugging the road.

v.i.

4. to cling together; lie close.

n.

5. a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.

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

hug′ger, n.

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Hug

 of teddy bears: [book by Peter Ball, 1984].

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hug

Past participle: hugged
Gerund: hugging

Imperative

hug

hug

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hug - a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" clinch, squeeze embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Verb	1.	hug - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" bosom, embrace, squeeze clasp - hold firmly and tightly clinch - embrace amorously cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby" interlock, lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
	2.	hug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips" adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

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hug

verb

1. embrace, hold (onto), cuddle, squeeze, cling, clasp, enfold, hold close, take in your arms They hugged each other like a couple of lost children.

2. clasp, hold (onto), grip, nurse, retain He trudged towards them, hugging a large box.

3. follow closely, keep close, stay near, cling to, follow the course of The road hugs the coast for hundreds of miles.

noun

1. embrace, squeeze, bear hug, clinch (slang), clasp She leapt out of the seat, and gave him a hug.

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hug

verb

To put one's arms around affectionately:

clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, press, squeeze.

Slang: clinch.

Archaic: bosom, clip, embosom.

noun

The act of embracing:

clasp, embrace, squeeze.

Slang: clinch.

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Translations

حَضَنعِناق، تَعانُقيُحاذي الشّاطئيَحْضُنُيُعانِق، يَضُم إلى صَدْرِهِ

прегръдка

obejmoutobjetídržet se

omfavnelseholde sig tæt vedknuskramkramme

umarmenUmarmungdrückensich halten an

αγκαλιάαγκαλιάζωαγκάλιασμα

brakumo

abrazarabrazoarrimarseestrecharpegarse

بغل گیری

halatahalaushali

étreindreétreinteserrerserrer dans ses brasaccolade

חיבוק

zagrlitizagrljaj

átkarolásközel maradölelés

faîmafaîmlaghalda sér fast viîknús

abbraccioabbracciaretenersi vicino

ハグ抱きしめる抱きしめること

...을 껴안다포옹

complexus

apkabinimaslaikytis artipriglaudimaspriglausti

apkampiensapkamptapskautapskāviensturēties

knuffelknuffelenomhelzen

klemklemmeholde seg tett inntilholde seg tett opptil

przytulenietulićuściskuściskać

abraçarabraço

îmbrăţişare

обниматьобъятиеобниматьсяобнятьобняться

objemobjeti

загрљај

kramkramaomfamna

กอดการกอด

kucaklamakucaklamaksarılmasarılmakyakın durmak

cái ômôm

拥抱紧紧拥抱紧靠

hug

[hʌg]

A. N → abrazo m
to give sb a hug → dar un abrazo a algn
give me a hug → dame un abrazo

B. VT

1. (lovingly) → abrazar; (= squeeze) [bear] → ahogar, apretar
they hugged each other → se abrazaron
to hug o.s. to keep warm → acurrucarse para darse calor

2. (= keep close to) → arrimarse a

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hug

[ˈhʌg]

vt

(= embrace) → serrer dans ses bras
He hugged her → Il l'a serrée dans ses bras.

(= hold tightly) → serrer

(= remain close to) [+ shore, kerb] → serrer

n → étreinte f
to give sb a hug → serrer qn dans ses bras
She gave them a hug → Elle les a serrés dans ses bras.

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hug

n → Umarmung f; to give somebody a hug → jdn umarmen

vt

(= hold close) → umarmen; (bear etc) → umklammern; (fig) hope, belief → sich klammern an (+acc); to hug somebody/something to oneself → jdn/etw an sich (acc) → pressen or drücken; she hugged her legs tight to her → sie schlang die Arme eng um die Beine

(= keep close to) → sich dicht halten an (+acc); (car, ship etc also) → dicht entlangfahren an (+dat)

vi → sich umarmen; we hugged and kissed → wir umarmten und küssten uns

vr

to hug oneself to keep warm → die Arme verschränken, damit einem warm ist; she stood hugging herself → sie stand mit verschränkten Armen da

he hugged himself with pleasure → er war sehr zufrieden mit sich selbst

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hug

[hʌg]

1. n → abbraccio, stretta
to give sb a hug → abbracciare qn

2. vt → abbracciare, tener stretto/a a sé; (subj, bear) → stringere; (keep close to, kerb) → tenersi vicino a
to hug the coast → tenersi sotto costa

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hug

(hag) – past tense, past participle hugged – verb

1. to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love. She hugged her son when he returned from the war. omhels, vasdruk يُعانِق، يَضُم إلى صَدْرِهِ прегръщам abraçar obejmout umarmen omfavne αγκαλιάζωabrazar kaisutama در آغوش گرفتن halata étreindre לְחַבֵּק सीने से लगाना cvrsto zagrliti, stisnuti megölel memeluk faðma abbracciare 抱きしめる 포옹하다 apkabinti, priglausti (cieši) apskaut; apkampt peluk omhelzenomfavne, klemmetulić się په غیږ کی نیول abraçar a îmbrăţişa обнимать objať, vziať do náručia objeti zagrliti omfamna, krama กอด kucaklamak, sarılmak 擁抱 міцно обіймати سینے سے لگانا ôm chặt; ghì chặt 紧紧拥抱

2. to keep close to. During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore. bly naby يُحاذي الشّاطئ не се отделям от abrigar-se držet se (při) sich halten an holde sig tæt ved παραπλέω pegarse a; abrigarse ligi hoidma چسبيدن به pysytellä lähellä jtk longer לְהַצמִיד आलिंगन करना držati se (obale, zida) közel marad tetap dekat halda sér fast við (tenere vicino a) ～の近くを進む 딱 달라붙다 laikytis arti turēties merapati dichtbij blijven holde seg tett opp– eller inntil trzymać się blisko نښتل له abrigar-se a merge de-a lungul держаться držať sa (pri) držati se držati se hålla sig nära (intill) เข้าใกล้ yakın durmak 緊靠 триматися чого قریب رہنا đi sát 紧靠

noun

a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love. As they said good-bye she gave him a hug. druk عِناق، تَعانُق прегръдка abraço objetí die Umarmung omfavnelse αγκάλιασμαabrazo kaisutus در آغوش گيري halaus étreinteחיבוק आलिंगन zagrljaj átkarolás pelukan faðmlag abbraccio 抱よう 포옹 apkabinimas, priglaudimas (ciešs) apskāviens; apkampiens pelukan omhelzingklem, omfavnelseuścisk, przytulenie په غیږ کی نیونه abraço îmbrăţişare объятие objatie objem zagrljaj omfamning, kram การกอด kucaklama, sarılma 擁抱 міцні обійми بازوؤں کی گرفت sự ôm chặt; ghì chặt 拥抱

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hug

→ حَضَن, يَحْضُنُ obejmout, objetí knus, kramme umarmen, Umarmung αγκαλιά, αγκαλιάζω abrazar, abrazo halata, halaus accolade, serrer dans ses bras zagrliti, zagrljaj abbracciare, abbraccio 抱きしめる, 抱きしめること ...을 껴안다, 포옹 knuffel, omhelzen klem, klemme uścisk, uściskać abraçar, abraço обнимать, объятие kram, krama กอด, การกอด kucaklama, kucaklamak cái ôm, ôm 拥抱

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hug

n abrazo; vt (pret & pp hugged; ger hugging) abrazar

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