Synonyms for Hug
hʌghug

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1. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

2. hugverb

   To crouch; huddle as with cold.

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

3. hugverb

   To cling closely together.

   Synonyms:
   coll, accoll, embrace

4. hugverb

   To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

   Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

5. hugverb

   To stay close to (the shore etc.)

   Synonyms:
   coll, embrace, accoll

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hug, clinch, squeezeverb

   a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeeze, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

2. embrace, hug, bosom, squeezeverb

   squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

   "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

   Synonyms:
   hug, twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, embrace, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crush

3. hugverb

   fit closely or tightly

   "The dress hugged her hips"

   Synonyms:
   bosom, squeeze, embrace

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

2. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   retain, hold fast, cling to, keep hold of

3. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) go near, keep close to

4. hugnoun

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. hugnoun

   Synonyms:
   embrace

2. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hug":

   cuddle, hugging, kiss, kissing, embrace

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How to use Hug in a sentence?

1. Steven Sotloff:

   Everyone has two lives. A second one begins when you realize you only have one…. Hug each other every day. Please know I am OK. Live your lives to the fullest and pray to be happy.

2. Elliott Sadler:

   I want to be with them for all their special moments. I want to be there to hug them when they do well and dust them off and send them back out there when they fall. It’s time for me to be the full-time Dad that I want to be.

3. Jeffrey Dean Morgan:

   For those of us lucky enough to get to know Rocco, we were blessed, he gave the best advice, told the best and dirtiest jokes and was the first to give you a hug and kiss when it was needed. To know Roc was to love Roc. He will be missed greatly. There is a little less magic in the world today. Rest in peace, 'Pops.' Love and miss you madly.

4. Brad Hendran:

   I fell to my knees and started saying our father and hail Mary's. ... I'm gonna hug her. ... I'm gonna hug her. I hope she is OK.

5. Christian Norgaard:

   I didn’t know he was coming, so we stopped the training session when he arrived, he seemed to be in good spirits, and it gave a good energy to the team. We were allowed to give him a hug, and it was great to see him walk around with his son. It was a good day in many ways. It was what we needed.