hug

The act of putting your arms around someone to show love, friendship, or support.

• I need a hug.
• She gave her brother a warm hug.
• We exchanged hugs before saying goodbye.

How to use it: give someone a hug (Dad gave me a hug before I left.)

Similar words: embrace, cuddle

Common phrases: give a hug, big hug, warm hug, tight hug

To put your arms around someone to show love, friendship, or support.

• Can I hug you?
• She hugged her son before he left.
• He hugs his grandmother whenever he visits.

Similar words: embrace, cuddle

Common phrases: hug someone tightly, hug a friend, hug someone goodbye, hug each other

To move or remain very close to something.

• The boat hugged the shore.
• We hugged the wall as the crowd passed.
• The road hugs the coast for several miles.

Similar words: follow closely, stay close to

Common phrases: hug the coast, hug the shore, hug the wall