hug
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a tight or amorous embrace
come here and give me a big hug
Types & categories
- embrace hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Hug me, please
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
fit closely or tightly
The dress hugged her hips
Types & categories
- contact hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hug |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clench |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | embrace |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | embrace |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hug |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | caressing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bosom |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hugger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | clasp |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuddle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | interlock |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |