WikiWord

English

hugs

/hʌɡz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
  2. A particular grip in wrestling.
  3. To crouch; huddle as with cold.
  4. To cling closely together.
  5. To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
  6. To stay close to (the shore etc.)
  7. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
hugs — meaning and etymology | WikiWord