hug

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.2 Verb 3 Faroese 3.1 Noun 4 Manx 4.1 Preposition 4.1.1 Inflection 4.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• enPR: hŭg, IPA: /hʌɡ/, SAMPA: /hVg/
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  Rhymes: -ʌɡ

[edit] Noun

hug (plural hugs)

1. An affectionate close embrace.
2. A crushing embrace.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to hug (third-person singular simple present hugs, present participle hugging, simple past and past participle hugged)

1. (intransitive) To cling closely together.
2. (transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

   Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.

3. (transitive) To stay close to (the shore etc.)

[edit] Synonyms

• accoll (obsolete)
• coll
• embrace

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[edit] See also

• cuddle
• huggle
• kiss
• snuggle
• squeeze

[edit] Anagrams

• ugh

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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)

1. stroke
2. slash
3. cut

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[edit] Noun

hug (only one form)

1. squat

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hug

1. Imperative of hugge.

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Noun

hug m.

• Indefinite accusative singular of hugur

1. thought, sense, spirit
2. desire, interest

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Preposition

hug

1. to

[edit] Inflection

	Singular				Plural
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

1. Inflected form of toyr.

   gave, put