hug
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See also húg
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
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hug (plural hugs)
- An affectionate close embrace.
- A crushing embrace.
[edit] Translations
affectionate embrace
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[edit] Verb
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to hug (third-person singular simple present hugs, present participle hugging, simple past and past participle hugged)
- (intransitive) To cling closely together.
- (transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
- Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.
- (transitive) To stay close to (the shore etc.)
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[edit] Translations
cling closely together
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embrace
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stay close to the shore
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Norse hǫgg, verbal noun to hǫggva (“‘to hew’”).
[edit] Noun
hug n. (singular definite hugget, plural indefinite hug)
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “hug”
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | hug | hugget | hug | huggene |
| genitive | hugs | huggets | hugs | huggenes |
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
hug (only one form)
[edit] Verb
hug
- Imperative of hugge.
[edit] Faroese
[edit] Noun
hug m.
- Indefinite accusative singular of hugur
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[edit] Preposition
hug
[edit] Inflection
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
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| Person | 1st | 2nd | 3rd m. | 3rd f. | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Normal | hym | hood | huggey | huc | hooin | hiu | huc |
| Emphatic | hyms | hoods | huggeysyn | hucish | hooinyn | hiuish | hucsyn |
[edit] Verb
hug