HUGS

Noun

hugs

plural of hug

Verb

hugs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hug

Anagrams

• Shug, gush, shug

Source: Wiktionary


HUG

Hug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Hugging.] Etym: [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h. Cf. Huckster.]

1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] Shak.

Hug, v. t.

1. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak.

2. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle.

Hug, n.

Definition: A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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