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hug
noun as in embrace
verb as in hold close, cling to
Strongest match
Strong matches
cherish, clasp, clinch, cradle, cuddle, embrace, enfold, envelop, grasp, lock, love, nestle, nurse, press, receive, retain, seize, squeeze, welcome
Weak matches
be near to, bear hug, enbosom, fold in arms, follow closely, hold on to, keep close, lie close, stay near, take in one's arms
Example Sentences
A nurse collapsed on the floor of the bar, a number of strangers begged for a hug, a man confessed to domestic violence, another explained why he hated his kids.
Mallott gave her an awkward hug and she walked out the door.
On several occasions, this person initiated a friendly hug when I came to her work place, and I reflexively gave her a peck on top of her head.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin resident says she’s stayed away from most people, resorting to “air hugs” when she’s seen her 20-year-old niece at a distance.
The 32-year-old digital strategist said given that she’s not a touchy-feely person, she doesn’t really miss hugs or handshakes.
With help, he got to his feet, and when she hugged him he lifted his arms slightly as if to return the hug.
"Kate sought me out and gave me a hug just before she left," said Mrs Smith afterwards to a reporter at the Daily Mail.
And Fred stuck in the card for me that said, “Live from New York…” and gave me a hug.
Charlie Crist got thrown out of the party for one hug, after all.
He would pull her toward him, hug her, kiss her, and stroke her hair.
There is a man who says he has been at evening parties out West, where the boys and girls hug so hard that their sides cave in.
He was a stubborn idealist, and having found something at last to admire he purposed to hug it.
"Oh," cried Betty, hugging Amy ecstatically, simply because she happened to be the nearest one to hug.
Rushing into the cabin, the girl gave him a hug that caused Jim to nearly drop the coffee pot.
He quotes me as having then said, that we ought not to hug these lands as a very great treasure.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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