Another word for hug
hug
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hug
n.
hug
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hug
v.
embrace, squeeze, clasp, press close, hold to one's heart, love, keep close to, catch hold of, be near to, clasp tightly in one's arms, cling, fold in the arms, clutch, seize, envelop, press, grasp, enfold, embosom, nestle, welcome, cuddle, lock, press to the bosom, snuggle, lie close, cling together, receive warmly, fold to the breast, take to the heart, go into a clinch*, clinch*; see also caress, hold 1, touch 1.
WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Another word for hug
To put one's arms around affectionately:
clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, press, squeeze. (Slang) clinch. (Archaic) bosom, clip2, embosom. See touch
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