cuddle
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
Types & categories
- embrace hypernym
Related & opposite
- cuddle derivation
- cuddle derivation
- cuddlesome derivation
Sense 2 verb
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
We cuddled against each other to keep warm
Types & categories
- cling to hypernym
Related & opposite
- cuddle derivation
- caressing derivation
- snuggle verb group
- draw close verb group
Sense 3 verb
hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
I cuddled the baby
Types & categories
- hug hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cuddle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cuddle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cuddlesome |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | embrace |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cuddle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | caressing |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | snuggle |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | draw close |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cling to |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cuddle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | caressing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | hug |