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

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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

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:
   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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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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1. Brittany Ainslie:

   Even though your family cant be here and they cant hug you and hold you, theyre thinking about you and theyre praying for you.

2. Rebecca Latta:

   He gave me a huge hug, i think he’s so exhausted that I really think he doesn’t have a lot of words right now and he’s a little bit delirious after five days of wandering around in the forest.

3. Nina Arianda:

   I hope we bring a real sense of justice especially with the topic that we're dealing with this season which is the opioid crisis in America, you want to just all have a communal hug with the people who have been with you for four seasons.

4. Ashley Rackstraw:

   I’m just wanting to thank him, like, all I’m wanting to do is go up to him and give him a hug and tell him ‘thank you.’ That was like really generous of him.

5. Robert Sullivan:

   You're going to beat this, and God's the top doctor, you're going to be able to hug people and thank everybody who ever helped you.