Synonyms for hug
hʌghug

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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. • Touch

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Words(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. hugnoun

   Synonyms:
   embrace

2. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "hug":

   cuddle, hugging, kiss, kissing, embrace

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How to use hug in a sentence?

1. Matt Zeller:

   He calls me his guardian angel, i just want to hug him.

2. Claire Nelson:

   Sometimes a multi-city journey is comparable to a single-city flight with transfers, and then I can sneak in a hug and hello with an old friend in-between.

3. Mike Castaldo:

   She had a really good spirit. She always had a smile on her face. Always lit up when she saw you. Always gave you a big hug, but I think most of her identity was, you know, outside on the bike, enjoying the outdoors was her thing.

4. Jane Lang:

   How about a handshake, how about a little hug?

5. Rooma Mehra:

   Don't underestimate the power of love, honesty .. a hug to somebody who needs it more than words. It can turn a life around.. Love can turn the world around.. if it is honest..