Word a Day
hug
What does hug mean?
hug (verb): to embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use hug in a sentence?
- They hugged for what seemed like an eternity. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce hug?
/hʌɡ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hug come from?
From earlier hugge (“to embrace, clasp with the arms”) (1560), probably representing a conflation of huck (“to crouch, huddle down”) and Old Norse hugga (“to comfort, console”), from hugr (“mind, heart, thought”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hug?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “hug”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “hug” mean?
to embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms
Right! That's what “hug” means.
to cause (someone) to learn or understand (something)
Not quite: that's what teach means.
to remove or block an opening, gap or passage through
Not quite: that's what close means.
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Not quite: that's what confirm means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hug”?
include
Not quite: include means something else.
believe
Not quite: believe means something else.
provide
Not quite: provide means something else.
embrace
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