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hug | hughes |

As a noun hug

is younger sister.

As a proper noun hughes is

derived from the given name hugh.

hug

English

(wikipedia hug)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An affectionate close embrace.

    • Verb

    (hugg)
  • (obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
    • (Palsgrave)
  • To cling closely together.
  • To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
  • To stay close to (the shore etc.)
  • * , chapter=8
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.}}
  • (figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
  • * Glanvill
    • We hug deformities if they bear our names.

    Synonyms

    * accoll (obsolete) * coll * embrace

    See also

    * cuddle * huggle * kiss * snuggle * squeeze

    Derived terms

    * body-hugging ----

    hughes

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • derived from the given name Hugh.
  • A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
  • A city in Alaska.
  • A city in Arkansas.
  • A town in Wisconsin.

    • Derived terms

    * Hughesian

    Anagrams

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