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hug
- /hʌɡ/
- /hʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
From earlier hugge (“to embrace, clasp with the arms”) (1560), probably representing a conflation of huck (“to crouch, huddle down”) and Old Norse hugga (“to comfort, console”), from hugr (“mind, heart, thought”), from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind, thought, sense”), cognate with Icelandic hugga (“to comfort”), Old English hyġe (“thought”) (whence high (Etymology 2)).
noun hugs
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).
- A particular grip in wrestling.
verb hugs · hugging · hugged
- To crouch; to huddle as with cold. They had a slight breast work, and they hugged down behind it and waited.
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To cling closely together.
Similar: cleave
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To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.
Similar: accoll
- To stay close to. to hug the shore, to hug the coastline
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To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
We hug intellectual deformities, if they bear our names
Similar: treasure
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: embrace, clinch, squeeze, bosom, cuddle, grip, kiss, kissing, hold, enfold, shake, sex, love, comfort, solace, arm
Translations
Every language
noun affectionate embrace
| Español | abrazo, apapacho, apapuche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포옹 poong |
| 日本語 | 抱擁 hōyō, ハグ hagu |
| 中文 | 擁抱 /拥抱 yōngbào, 摟抱 /搂抱 lǒubào, 偎抱 wēibào |
| हिन्दी | आलिंगन āliṅgan, आग़ोश āġoś |
| Português | abraço |
| Français | accolade, embrassement, embrassade, étreinte, câlin |
| Deutsch | Umarmung |
| Italiano | abbraccio |
| Ελληνικά | αγκαλιά agkaliá, αγκάλιασμα agkáliasma |
| Română | îmbrățișare |
| Русский | объя́тие obʺjátije, объя́тия obʺjátija, обнима́ние obnimánije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự ôm |
| العربية | اِحْتِضَان iḥtiḍān, حَضْن ḥaḍn, مُعَانَقَة muʕānaqa, عِنَاق ʕināq, ضَمَّة ḍamma |
| עברית | חיבוק \ חִבּוּק khibúk |
verb to cling closely together
| Español | abrazar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 抱擁する hōyō suru, 抱く idaku |
| 中文 | 擁抱 /拥抱 yōngbào |
| Deutsch | sich umarmen |
| Italiano | abbracciare |
| Ελληνικά | αγκαλιάζω agkaliázo |
| Русский | обнима́ться obnimátʹsja, обня́ться obnjátʹsja |
verb to embrace
| Español | abrazar, apapachar, apapuchar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 안다 anda, 포옹하다 poonghada, 끌어안다 kkeureoanda, 껴안다 kkyeoanda |
| 日本語 | 抱擁する hōyō suru, 抱く idaku, だく daku, ハグする hagu suru |
| 中文 | 擁抱 /拥抱 yōngbào, 摟抱 /搂抱 lǒubào, 偎抱 wēibào, 摟摟 /搂搂 lǒulou, 抱抱 bàobao |
| हिन्दी | आलिंगन करना āliṅgan karnā |
| Português | abraçar |
| Français | étreindre, serrer, embrasser |
| Deutsch | umarmen, drücken |
| Italiano | abbracciare |
| Ελληνικά | αγκαλιάζω agkaliázo |
| Română | îmbrățișa |
| Русский | обнима́ть obnimátʹ, обня́ть obnjátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ôm |
| العربية | عَانَقَ ʕānaqa, اِحْتَضَنَ iḥtaḍana, حَضَنَ ḥaḍana |
| עברית | חיבק \ חִבֵּק khibék, חָבַק khavák |
verb to stay close to
| Español | pegarse a |
|---|---|
| Français | serrer |
| Italiano | tenersi vicino |
Talk about this word "hug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hug. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hug. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hug "hug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hug.Cite this
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title = {hug},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hug},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
