hug

hug is a 3-letter English word with 9 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cower; to crouch; to curl up. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
2. intransitive verb. To crowd together; to cuddle.
3. transitive verb. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
4. transitive verb. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
5. transitive verb. To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind.
6. noun. A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.
7. noun. a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

   Synonyms: clinch, squeeze

8. verb. fit closely or tightly

   "The dress hugged her hips"

9. verb. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

   "Hug me, please"

   "They embraced"

   Synonyms: bosom, embrace, squeeze

Synonyms

clinch, squeeze, bosom, embrace

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hug:

ugh

Common word forms

hugs, huger, hugest, hugged, hugger, hugging

Words from these letters

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