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# hug

verb (hug, hugs, hugged, hugging); noun (a hug, hugs)

«hug» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To hug someone means to put your arms around them and hold them close, to show love, comfort or friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#m1)
2. A hug is that action. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#m2)
3. To hug something can mean to stay very close to it: the path hugs the coast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#m3)

### In the lessons

In lessons about feelings, a hug can comfort someone who is sad, but in body-safety lessons everyone decides about their own body: you can say no to a hug, and you should ask before you hug others. In stories a hug often ends an argument or shows love. Phrases: give someone a hug, a big hug, group hug, bear hug.

### Examples

- Grandma gave me a big hug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x1)
- Can I have a hug? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x2)
- He hugged his teddy bear and fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x3)
- It's okay to say no if you don't want a hug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x4)
- The team had a group hug after they won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x5)
- She hugged her friend who was crying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x6)
- Ask before you hug someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x7)
- The boat hugged the coast to stay out of the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x8)

### Note

Double the «g»: hugged, hugging. A «bear hug» is a very strong, big hug. Nobody, even a relative, should make you hug them if you don't want to; you can wave or high-five instead.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hug» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hug» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hug.html) on Mova free.