hug
noun/hʌɡ/
/hʌɡ/
- an act of putting your arms around somebody and holding them tightly, especially to show that you like or love them
- She gave her mother a big hug.
- He stopped to receive hugs and kisses from the fans.
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb2- He gave the children a quick hug, then got into the car.
- It was always nice to get a hug from Evan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- affectionate
- …
- give somebody
- get
- hugs and kisses
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga ‘comfort, console’.
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