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hughug1 /hʌg/ ●●○ verb (hugged, hugging) [transitive] Word Origin Verb Table Thesaurus 1hug to put your arms around someone and hold him/her tightly to show love or friendship: Hug your children.THESAURUSembrace – to put your arms around someone and hold him/her in a caring way: Jason warmly embraced his son.cuddle – to put your arms around someone or something as a sign of love: Dawn and her boyfriend were cuddling on the sofa.hold – to have something firmly in your hands or arms: She held the baby in her arms.wrap your arms around somebody – to hold someone in a loving way by putting your arms around his/her body: I wrapped my arms around my daughter as she cried.2to move along the side, edge, top, etc. of something, staying very close to it: A boat was hugging the coast.
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