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hug

/ hug /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

a tight or amorous embrace

"come here and give me a big hug"

Type of:

embrace embracing

Derived:

clench clinch embrace bosom squeeze

verb Sense 2

fit closely or tightly

"She dress hugged her hipds"

Type of:

touch adjoin meet

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 3

hug, usually with fondness

"Hug me, please"

"They embraced"

Type of:

clasp

Kinds of:

clinch cuddle interlock lock

Derived:

bosom clinch squeeze hugger caressing

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

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