Definition for Hug:

• A close embrace; a particular gripe in wrestling.

Synonyms for Hug:

• n.

  •
  • go over,
  • make toward,
  • come up,
  • creep up on,
  • bear down,
  • near,
  • gain on,
  • advance,
  • make for.
  •
  • bunch,
  • enfold,
  • clip,
  • hang,
  • bag,
  • flow.
  •
  • ruffle.
  •
  • cradle,
  • keep hold of something,
  • carry,
  • clutch,
  • grip,
  • hang on,
  • grab.
  •act (noun)
  • hug.
  •bear hug (noun)
  • tight embraces,
  • enfoldments.
  •caress (noun)
  • feel.
  •clasp (noun)
  • safety pins,
  • Fibulas.
  •embrace (noun)
  • demonstration of affection,
  • affection,
  • tight grip,
  • bunny hug.
  •touch (noun)
  • tactility,
  • touchings,
  • palpation,
  • rubbing,
  • Palpations,
  • rubbings,
  • Taction.

• v.

  •caress (verb)
  • bear hugging,
  • bear hugged.
  •cherish (verb)
  • de-fend,
  • de fending,
  • de fend,
  • holds high esteem,
  • clave to,
  • cleft to,
  • de-fended,
  • de fends,
  • pre serve,
  • held high esteem,
  • holds dear,
  • clung to,
  • holds in high esteem,
  • holding high esteem,
  • pre-served,
  • hold high esteem,
  • de-fending,
  • pre served,
  • clove to,
  • pre-serve,
  • pre serving,
  • cleaves to,
  • apprizes,
  • holding in high esteem,
  • cleaving to,
  • clinging to,
  • pre-serves,
  • holding dear,
  • pre-serving,
  • de fended,
  • cleaved to,
  • pre serves,
  • de-fends.
  •clasp (verb)
  • glomming onto,
  • colled,
  • gloms onto,
  • glommed onto.
  •clinch (verb)
  • laid hands on,
  • rivetting,
  • grabs hold of,
  • making fast,
  • grabbing hold of,
  • makes fast,
  • rivetted,
  • grabbed hold of,
  • laying hands on.
  •cling (verb)
  • hanged in,
  • froze to,
  • co-here,
  • wast true to,
  • co-heres,
  • co here,
  • co heres,
  • co-hering,
  • hangs onto,
  • staid put,
  • wert true to,
  • sticked like glue,
  • is true to,
  • co hering,
  • holds fast,
  • hangs in,
  • held fast,
  • freezing to,
  • hung onto,
  • hung in,
  • freezes to,
  • being true to,
  • are true to,
  • hanged onto,
  • stays put,
  • was true to,
  • stuck like glue,
  • were true to,
  • stayed put,
  • holding fast,
  • art true to,
  • am true to,
  • sticking like glue,
  • hanging onto.
  •contact (verb)
  • bosom.
  •crush (verb)
  • ex pressed,
  • ex-presses,
  • kablooeys,
  • ex presses,
  • ex-pressing,
  • ex-press,
  • kablooeying,
  • ex press,
  • kablooeyed,
  • contriturated,
  • comminutes,
  • contriturating,
  • ex pressing,
  • contriturates.
  •cuddle (verb)
  • feeling up,
  • curling up,
  • feels up,
  • curls up.
  •embrace (verb)
  • takes in arms,
  • taking in arms,
  • taking arms,
  • took in arms,
  • takes arms,
  • took arms.
  •endear (verb)
  • dally,
  • coddle,
  • entice,
  • romance,
  • make love,
  • flirt,
  • woo,
  • ogle,
  • charm,
  • nuzzle,
  • bill and coo,
  • seduce,
  • serenade,
  • court,
  • endear.
  •fondle (verb)
  • makes love to,
  • played footsie,
  • making love to,
  • plays footsie,
  • made love to,
  • playing footsie.
  •grapple (verb)
  • does battle,
  • doth battle,
  • did battle,
  • didst battle,
  • doeth battle,
  • dost battle,
  • doest battle.
  •greet (verb)
  • kiss,
  • approach,
  • nod,
  • salute,
  • bow,
  • kowtow,
  • accost,
  • shake hands with,
  • greet,
  • notice,
  • acknowledge,
  • smile,
  • receive,
  • signal,
  • curtsy,
  • hail,
  • vociferate,
  • salaam,
  • wave.
  •hold (verb)
  • re straining,
  • putting lock on,
  • re strain,
  • de tains,
  • re-strains,
  • re strained,
  • re strains,
  • with-hold,
  • vised,
  • Viseing,
  • re tains,
  • with hold,
  • with-holds,
  • de-tain,
  • with holds,
  • re-strain,
  • re tain,
  • de tain,
  • putting a lock on,
  • corks up,
  • with held,
  • puts a lock on,
  • re-straining,
  • de-tains,
  • keeping close,
  • re-tains,
  • Viseed,
  • not let went,
  • puts lock on,
  • vising,
  • with holding,
  • not let going,
  • with-held,
  • re-strained,
  • re-tain,
  • kept close,
  • not let goes.
  •hold close, cling to (verb)
  • seize,
  • be near to,
  • enbosom,
  • stay near,
  • lie close,
  • fold in arms,
  • envelop,
  • follow closely,
  • love,
  • hold onto,
  • grasp,
  • take in one's arms,
  • nurse.
  •huddle (verb)
  • pressing close,
  • drew together,
  • presses close,
  • hunching up,
  • pressed close,
  • hunched up,
  • draws together,
  • hunches up.
  •press (verb)
  • de-pressing,
  • de pressed,
  • un wrinkles,
  • de-presses,
  • de-press,
  • un wrinkled,
  • de press,
  • un-wrinkled,
  • forces down,
  • re duce,
  • bearing heavily,
  • un-wrinkle,
  • un-wrinkles,
  • re-duces,
  • bore heavily,
  • unwrinkles,
  • un wrinkling,
  • pinned down,
  • forcing down,
  • beared heavily,
  • un wrinkle,
  • bears heavily,
  • de pressing,
  • de presses,
  • forced down,
  • re-duce,
  • bare heavily,
  • de-pressed,
  • unwrinkling,
  • re duces,
  • un-wrinkling.
  •squeeze (verb)
  • holding tight.
  •stick (verb)
  • clung like ivy,
  • becomes immobilized,
  • sticked together,
  • clings like ivy,
  • being bogged down,
  • sticked like barnacle,
  • becomes embedded,
  • stuck like barnacle,
  • holding on,
  • re mained,
  • art bogged down,
  • sticks like barnacle,
  • was bogged down,
  • re-main,
  • became immobilized,
  • were bogged down,
  • sticking like barnacle,
  • re main,
  • is bogged down,
  • are bogged down,
  • re-mains,
  • became embedded,
  • becoming immobilized,
  • becoming embedded,
  • held on,
  • re mains,
  • am bogged down,
  • clinging like ivy,
  • wert bogged down,
  • re maining,
  • wast bogged down.
  •welcome (verb)
  • shows in,
  • accepts gladly,
  • offering hospitality,
  • rolls out red carpet,
  • rolled out red carpet,
  • showing in,
  • accepting gladly,
  • bidding welcome,
  • offers hospitality,
  • bids welcome,
  • accepted gladly,
  • bad welcome,
  • rolling out red carpet,
  • showed in,
  • bade welcome,
  • ushered in.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pucker,
  • touchy-feely,
  • ruck up,
  • ride up,
  • buss,
  • Embosom.
  •
  • fall down,
  • breathe.
  •
  • pat.
  •
  • stretch.
  •
  • physical.
  •
  • fit.
  •
  • run.
  •attach to
  • cling.
  •caress
  • necked,
  • Rubbed,
  • hugging,
  • kissing,
  • Patted,
  • Patting,
  • nestle.
  •huddle
  • press close,
  • Massing,
  • hunch up,
  • Thronging,
  • drawing together,
  • Parleyed,
  • draw together,
  • Parleying.

Paraphrases for Hug:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    embracing.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    hugging.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    joining.
  • Verb, base form
    Caught, squeeze.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    kiss, kissing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    kissing.
  • Verb, base form
    kiss, shake.

Antonyms for Hug:

• n.

  • embrace
    release, push.

• v.

  • hold close, cling to
    turn away, free, reject, offer, push away, give, donate, let go.
  • Other antonyms:
    jeer, write off, cry down.

Hug Sentence Examples:

• The girl gave her a fierce hug; she straightened herself up, and dashed the water from her eyes.

• But Dr. and Mrs. Millar could only be happy in the happiness of their child, and hug themselves on having thought more of her welfare than of her feelings at the moment of parting.

Homophones for Hug:

• hugg.

Hypernym for Hug:

• v.

  • contact
    interlock, clinch, lock, cuddle.

Hyponym for Hug:

• n.

  • act
    embrace, embracing, Embracement.

• v.

  • contact
    meet, adjoin, touch, contact, clasp.