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# hug

«hug» in Mova's school dictionary: **to put your arms around them and hold them close, to show…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) To hug someone means to put your arms around them and hold them close, to show love, comfort or friendship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#m1)

2) A hug is that action. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x1)
- Can I have a hug? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x2)
- He hugged his teddy bear and fell asleep. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x4)
- The team had a group hug after they won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x5)
- She hugged her friend who was crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x6)
- Ask before you hug someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/#x7)
- The boat hugged the coast to stay out of the storm. [tree →](https://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups in love show affection with hugs and kisses, and it is normal for children to find it embarrassing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/14/)
- [A few quiet minutes, a hug, or a simple «Are you OK?» often help most.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/9/)
- [Asking questions and asking for a hug are always allowed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/8/)
- [Some things only people can give, like a hug when you fall over.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/25-future-fears-rules/6/)
- [Hug a tree with your arms and a tape measure and you can even guess its age.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hug» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hug/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.