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hug
(hŭg)v. hugged, hug·ging, hugs
v.tr.
1. To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace.
2. To hold steadfastly to; cherish: He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.
3. To stay close to: a sailboat hugging the shore.
v.intr.
To embrace or cling together closely.
n.
1. A close, affectionate embrace.
2. A crushing embrace, as in wrestling.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hugga, to comfort.]
hug′ga·ble adj.
hug′ger n.
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hug
(hʌɡ)vb (mainly tr) , hugs, hugging or hugged
1. (also intr) to clasp (another person or thing) tightly or (of two people) to cling close together; embrace
2. to keep close to a shore, kerb, etc
3. to cling to (beliefs, etc); cherish
4. to congratulate (oneself); be delighted with (oneself)
n
a tight or fond embrace
[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse hugga to comfort, Old English hogian to take care of]
ˈhuggable adj
ˈhugger n
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hug
(hʌg)v. hugged, hug•ging,
n. v.t.
1. to clasp tightly in the arms, esp. with affection; embrace: to hug a child.
2. to cling firmly or fondly to; cherish: to hug a belief.
3. to keep close to, as in sailing or in moving along or alongside of: a vessel hugging the shore; a car hugging the road.
v.i. 4. to cling together; lie close.
n. 5. a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
[1560–70; perhaps < Old Norse hugga to soothe, console; akin to Old English hogian to care for]
hug′ger, n.
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hug
Past participle: hugged
Gerund: hugging
| Imperative |
|---|
| hug |
| hug |
| Present |
|---|
| I hug |
| you hug |
| he/she/it hugs |
| we hug |
| you hug |
| they hug |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hugged |
| you hugged |
| he/she/it hugged |
| we hugged |
| you hugged |
| they hugged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hugging |
| you are hugging |
| he/she/it is hugging |
| we are hugging |
| you are hugging |
| they are hugging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hugged |
| you have hugged |
| he/she/it has hugged |
| we have hugged |
| you have hugged |
| they have hugged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hugging |
| you were hugging |
| he/she/it was hugging |
| we were hugging |
| you were hugging |
| they were hugging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hugged |
| you had hugged |
| he/she/it had hugged |
| we had hugged |
| you had hugged |
| they had hugged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hug |
| you will hug |
| he/she/it will hug |
| we will hug |
| you will hug |
| they will hug |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hugged |
| you will have hugged |
| he/she/it will have hugged |
| we will have hugged |
| you will have hugged |
| they will have hugged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hugging |
| you will be hugging |
| he/she/it will be hugging |
| we will be hugging |
| you will be hugging |
| they will be hugging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hugging |
| you have been hugging |
| he/she/it has been hugging |
| we have been hugging |
| you have been hugging |
| they have been hugging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hugging |
| you will have been hugging |
| he/she/it will have been hugging |
| we will have been hugging |
| you will have been hugging |
| they will have been hugging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hugging |
| you had been hugging |
| he/she/it had been hugging |
| we had been hugging |
| you had been hugging |
| they had been hugging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would hug |
| you would hug |
| he/she/it would hug |
| we would hug |
| you would hug |
| they would hug |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hugged |
| you would have hugged |
| he/she/it would have hugged |
| we would have hugged |
| you would have hugged |
| they would have hugged |
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Noun 1. [画像:hug - a tight or amorous embrace]hug - a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Verb 1. hug - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
clasp - hold firmly and tightly
clinch - embrace amorously
cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"
2. hug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"
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hug
verb
1. embrace, hold (onto), cuddle, squeeze, cling, clasp, enfold, hold close, take in your arms They hugged each other like a couple of lost children.
3. follow closely, keep close, stay near, cling to, follow the course of The road hugs the coast for hundreds of miles.
noun
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hug
verbnoun
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Translations
прегръдка
obejmoutobjetídržet se
omfavnelseholde sig tæt vedknuskramkramme
brakumo
بغل گیری
halatahalaushali
zagrlitizagrljaj
átkarolásközel maradölelés
faîmafaîmlaghalda sér fast viîknús
ハグ抱きしめる抱きしめること
...을 껴안다포옹
complexus
apkabinimaslaikytis artipriglaudimaspriglausti
apkampiensapkamptapskautapskāviensturēties
îmbrăţişare
objemobjeti
загрљај
kramkramaomfamna
กอดการกอด
kucaklama kucaklamak sarılmasarılmakyakın durmak
cái ômôm
hug
[hʌg]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hug
vt
(= hold close) → umarmen ; (bear etc) → umklammern ; (fig) hope, belief → sich klammern an (+acc); to hug somebody/something to oneself → jdn/etw an sich (acc) → pressen or drücken ; she hugged her legs tight to her → sie schlang die Arme eng um die Beine
(= keep close to) → sich dicht halten an (+acc); (car, ship etc also) → dicht entlangfahren an (+dat)
vr
to hug oneself to keep warm → die Arme verschränken, damit einem warm ist; she stood hugging herself → sie stand mit verschränkten Armen da
he hugged himself with pleasure → er war sehr zufrieden mit sich selbst
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hug
[hʌg]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hug
(hag) – past tense, past participle hugged – verb1. to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love. She hugged her son when he returned from the war. omhels, vasdruk يُعانِق، يَضُم إلى صَدْرِهِ прегръщам abraçar obejmout umarmen omfavne αγκαλιάζω abrazar kaisutama در آغوش گرفتن halata étreindre לְחַבֵּק सीने से लगाना cvrsto zagrliti, stisnuti megölel memeluk faðma abbracciare 抱きしめる 포옹하다 apkabinti, priglausti (cieši) apskaut; apkampt peluk omhelzen omfavne, klemme tulić się په غیږ کی نیول abraçar a îmbrăţişa обнимать objať, vziať do náručia objeti zagrliti omfamna, krama กอด kucaklamak, sarılmak 擁抱 міцно обіймати سینے سے لگانا ôm chặt; ghì chặt 紧紧拥抱
2. to keep close to. During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore. bly naby يُحاذي الشّاطئ не се отделям от abrigar-se držet se (při) sich halten an holde sig tæt ved παραπλέω pegarse a; abrigarse ligi hoidma چسبيدن به pysytellä lähellä jtk longer לְהַצמִיד आलिंगन करना držati se (obale, zida) közel marad tetap dekat halda sér fast við (tenere vicino a) 〜の近くを進む 딱 달라붙다 laikytis arti turēties merapati dichtbij blijven holde seg tett opp– eller inntil trzymać się blisko نښتل له abrigar-se a merge de-a lungul держаться držať sa (pri) držati se držati se hålla sig nära (intill) เข้าใกล้ yakın durmak 緊靠 триматися чого قریب رہنا đi sát 紧靠
noun a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love. As they said good-bye she gave him a hug. druk عِناق، تَعانُق прегръдка abraço objetí die Umarmung omfavnelse αγκάλιασμα abrazo kaisutus در آغوش گيري halaus étreinte חיבוק आलिंगन zagrljaj átkarolás pelukan faðmlag abbraccio 抱よう 포옹 apkabinimas, priglaudimas (ciešs) apskāviens; apkampiens pelukan omhelzing klem, omfavnelse uścisk, przytulenie په غیږ کی نیونه abraço îmbrăţişare объятие objatie objem zagrljaj omfamning, kram การกอด kucaklama, sarılma 擁抱 міцні обійми بازوؤں کی گرفت sự ôm chặt; ghì chặt 拥抱
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hug
→ حَضَن , يَحْضُنُ obejmout, objetí knus, kramme umarmen , Umarmung αγκαλιά , αγκαλιάζω abrazar , abrazo halata, halaus accolade , serrer dans ses bras zagrliti, zagrljaj abbracciare , abbraccio 抱きしめる, 抱きしめること ...을 껴안다, 포옹 knuffel , omhelzen klem , klemme uścisk , uściskać abraçar , abraço обнимать , объятие kram, krama กอด, การกอด kucaklama , kucaklamak cái ôm, ôm 拥抱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hug
n abrazo; vt (pret & pp hugged; ger hugging) abrazarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.