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Synonyms for hug
hʌg
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Princeton's WordNet
hug, clinch, squeeze(verb)
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 playembrace, hug, bosom, squeeze(verb)
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
"Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
Synonyms:
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, crushhug(verb)
fit closely or tightly
"The dress hugged her hips"
Wiktionary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
hug(v. a.)
hug(v. a.)
Synonyms:
retain, hold fast, cling to, keep hold ofhug(v. a.)
Synonyms:
(Naut.) go near, keep close tohug(n.)
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #422 | press | |
| #846 | cover | |
| #992 | stuff | |
| #1022 | force | |
| #1204 | contract | |
| #1608 | pressure | |
| #3048 | compact | |
| #4618 | kiss | |
| #4680 | rack | |
| #5639 | adopt | |
| #7343 | kissing | |
| #10795 | embrace | |
| #11614 | squash | |
| #12274 | clamp | |
| #12398 | crush | |
| #12572 | thrust | |
| #13200 | coll | |
| #13411 | wedge | |
| #13626 | hale | |
| #13787 | squeeze | |
| #13972 | hug | |
| #17127 | pinch | |
| #19529 | compress | |
| #20204 | mash | |
| #20259 | encompass | |
| #21181 | comprehend | |
| #28948 | shove | |
| #29307 | squeezing | |
| #32051 | bosom | |
| #32270 | hugging | |
| #35877 | twitch | |
| #36290 | clinch | |
| #38164 | cuddle | |
| #48826 | coerce | |
| #60356 | gouge | |
| #62045 | squelch | |
| #69333 | wring | |
| #71825 | espouse | |
| #73889 | tweet | |
| #91682 | extort | |
| #102740 | clench | |
| #104149 | twinge | |
| #108267 | constrict |
Translations for hug
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- اِحْتِضَان, عانق, حضن, احتضن, عناقArabic
- абняць, абдымаць, абдымак, абдымкіBelarusian
- прегърна, прегръдка, прегръщамBulgarian
- abraçada, abraçarCatalan, Valencian
- obejmout, objetíCzech
- cofleidiadWelsh
- kramme, omfavne, knus, omfavnelse, kram, knuseDanish
- umarmen, drücken, UmarmungGerman
- αγκάλιασμα, αγκαλιάζωGreek
- brakumi, brakumoEsperanto
- abrazar, abrazoSpanish
- kalli, kallistus, embamaEstonian
- besarkadaBasque
- بغل کردن, بغل گیریPersian
- halata, lähettyvillä, yhteen, pysyä, halaus, hali, lähellä, painautuaFinnish
- klemm, klemma, kroystaFaroese
- serrer, embrasser, étreinte, étreindre, câlinFrench
- cuachIrish
- ioma-ghlacadh, ioma-ghlacScottish Gaelic
- חיבוק, חיבקHebrew
- आलिंगन, आलिंगन करना, झप्पींHindi
- ölel, ölelésHungarian
- գրկում, գրկելArmenian
- faðma, faðmlag, knúsa, knúsIcelandic
- abbraccio, abbracciare, tenersi vicinoItalian
- ハグ, だく, 抱締める, 抱く, 抱擁Japanese
- მოსიყვარულეა იკისროს, მოიცავსGeorgian
- ការអោបរឹតKhmer
- 안아, 포옹Korean
- complexus, complectorLatin
- ëmaarmen, ëmäermelen, ëmäerbelen, sech ëmaarmen, ËmaarmungLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- apkabinimas, apkabintiLithuanian
- apkampt, apkampiensLatvian
- haumiriMāori
- прегрнување, прегратка, загрлува, обгрнуваMacedonian
- pelukanMalay
- knuffel, knuffelenDutch
- omfavne, klem, klemmeNorwegian
- przytulać, objęcie, obejmowanie, przytulić, przytulenie, objąć, obejmować, tulićPolish
- abraço, abraçarPortuguese
- îmbrățișa, îmbrățișareRomanian
- объятие, обниматься, обнять, обнимание, обняться, обниматьRussian
- abbratzare, abbratzadaSardinian
- загрљај, zagrliti, grliti, zagrljaj, загрлити, грлитиSerbo-Croatian
- objať, objímať, objatieSlovak
- objéti, objemati, objèmSlovene
- përqafimi i dashurAlbanian
- kram, kramas, omfamna, kramaSwedish
- กอดThai
- yakapTagalog
- sarılmak, sarılmaTurkish
- обійняти, обняти, обіймання, обнімати, обійми, об'яття, обійматиUkrainian
- ôm, cái ôm chặt, ôm ghì, ôm chặtVietnamese
- האַלדזןYiddish
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