Synonyms for hug
hʌghug

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

2. hugverb

   To crouch; huddle as with cold.

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

3. hugverb

   To cling closely together.

   Synonyms:
   coll, accoll, embrace

4. hugverb

   To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

   Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.

   Synonyms:
   accoll, coll, embrace

5. hugverb

   To stay close to (the shore etc.)

   Synonyms:
   coll, embrace, accoll

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hug, clinch, squeezeverb

   a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeeze, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze play

2. embrace, hug, bosom, squeezeverb

   squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

   "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

   Synonyms:
   twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, embrace, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crush

3. hugverb

   fit closely or tightly

   "The dress hugged her hips"

   Synonyms:
   bosom, squeeze, embrace

Matched Categories

1. • Touch

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

2. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   retain, hold fast, cling to, keep hold of

3. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) go near, keep close to

4. hugnoun

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. hugnoun

   Synonyms:
   embrace

2. hugverb

   Synonyms:
   embrace, clasp

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "hug":

   cuddle, hugging, kiss, kissing, embrace

Suggested Resources

1. HUG

   What does HUG stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HUG acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce hug?

How to say hug in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use hug in a sentence?

1. Claire Nelson:

   Sometimes a multi-city journey is comparable to a single-city flight with transfers, and then I can sneak in a hug and hello with an old friend in-between.

2. Talia Savren-McCormick:

   We were in the front, looking around, and she [ Hayden Hatfield Ryals ] came in and immediately came over to Skye and dropped to her knees, skye gave her a big hug. The whole night Hayden Hatfield Ryals were sitting together.

3. Sima Quraishi:

   They say,' You look like mom.' They hug me. And they talk about their parents.

4. Matt Zeller:

   He calls me his guardian angel, i just want to hug him.

5. Bon Jovi:

   I just want to give them a hug.