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hug

/hʌɡ/

US pronunciation
American sound/hʌɡ/
hug
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Short u vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> hug

Myanmar meaning

(vt) ပိုက်သည်။ဖက်သည်။

Full entry

hug /hʌg/ v (-gg- )

၁။ ဖက်သည်။ ပွေ့ပိုက်သည်။ ပွေ့ဖက်သည်။ ပိုက်သည်။ They hugged each other closely. ❍ I hugged the books to my chest.
၂။ ~ oneself ပီတိ ဖြစ်သည်။ ဖိုးကျိုင်းတုတ် ဖြစ်နေသည်။ She hugged herself with secret joy.
၃။ (ကမ်းနား၊ လမ်းဘေး စသည်) မြှောင်သွားသည်၊ ကပ်လျက်သွားသည်။ hug the shore/kerb ❍ tyres that help a vehicle to hug the road.
၄။ (အသား) ကပ်သည်။ a figure-hugging dress.
n ဖက်ခြင်း။ ပွေ့ခြင်း။ ပွေ့ပိုက်ခြင်း။ ပွေ့ဖက်ခြင်း။ farewell hugs and kisses ❍ She gave her mother an affectionate hug. See also BEAR-HUG

More examples
  • They stood hugging on the platform.
  • People were hugging and kissing each other.
  • [hug someone tight] : Mike picked up his daughter and hugged her tight.
  • Emma was sitting on the floor hugging her knees.
  • She grabbed the blanket and hugged it round her.
  • They kept to the back of the crowd, hugging the wall.
Synonyms
hold close, embrace, enfold, squeeze, cuddle, clasp, affection, be near to, bear hug, bunny hug, caress, cherish, clinch, cling to, cradle, enbosom, envelop, fold in arms, follow closely, grasp, hold onto, keep close, lie close, lock, love, nestle, nurse, press, receive, retain, seize, stay near, take in one's arms, tight grip, welcome
Antonyms
donate, free, give, let go, offer, push, push away, reject, release, turn away
Cross references
hold closeembraceenfoldsqueezecuddleclaspaffectionbe near tobear hugbunny hugcaresscherishclinchcling tocradleenbosomenvelopfold in armsfollow closelygrasphold ontokeep closelie closelocklovenestlenursepress
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