to hug
35
2.9
- verb
- /hʌg/
:
ceñir
- I wear a black dress that hugs my body from shoulders to calves.
How well does it hug the, the the road?
- How well does it hug the, the the road?
- Oh, the fit, the way it hit like hugs your waist and goes down.
- And this brush just really hugs the apple of the cheek beautifully.
- So apparently the petal shaped bristles hug and coat the lashes from root to tip.
- So it just goes straight down rather than being like figure hugging or and a line.
- These darts here and on the back are meant to hug my hips.
- And we didn't yet have ground hugging radar.
Examples
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Far below, a river snakes through a narrow defile, an empty highway hugging its banks.
Academic text (2011) -
And that dress is hugging you in all the right places.
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These darts here and on the back are meant to hug my hips.
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The feel of the suit hugging her securely seemed to assuage her crawling skin.
Fiction book (1990) -
The fitted dress hugs her curves perfectly, making her feel confident.
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These new sneakers hug my feet snugly, providing excellent support.
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The warm blanket hugs me tightly on the chilly night.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
8.1
An offer to buy a company at a very high price that its directors feel they must accept
How Tight
Surface Forms
Etymology
The use of hug for clothes or things grows from the same idea of holding close, like a jacket that 'hugs' your shoulders. So when something hugs your body, it fits tightly and holds you like an embrace.