Synonyms of the word

hug

• n. An affectionate close embrace.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
• v. (intransitive) To cling closely together.
• v. (transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
• v. (transitive) To stay close to (the shore etc.).
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.

adjoin

• v. (transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
• v. (transitive, mathematics, chiefly algebra and number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field,…

bosom

• n. (anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
• n. The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
• n. The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
• n. The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
• n. (in the plural) A woman's breasts.
• n. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
• n. A depression round the eye of a millstone.
• adj. In a very close relationship.
• v. To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
• v. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
• v. (intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
• v. (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.

clasp

• n. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
• n. (in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
• v. (transitive) To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
• v. To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.

clinch

• v. To clasp; to interlock.
• v. To make certain; to finalize.
• v. To fasten securely or permanently.
• v. To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
• v. To embrace passionately.
• v. To hold firmly; to clench.
• v. To set closely together; to close tightly.
• n. Any of several fastenings.
• n. The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip or grasp.
• n. (obsolete) A pun.
• n. (nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of…
• n. A passionate embrace.
• n. In combat sports the act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engange…

contact

• n. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
• n. The establishment of communication (with).
• n. A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
• n. Someone with whom one is in communication.
• n. (informal) A contact lens.
• n. (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
• n. (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
• n. (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
• v. (transitive) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
• v. (transitive) To establish communication with something or someone.

embrace

• v. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
• v. (obsolete) To cling to; to cherish; to love.
• v. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
• v. To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
• v. To encircle; to encompass; to enclose.
• v. (figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
• v. To fasten on, as armour.
• v. (law) To attempt to influence (a jury, court, etc.) corruptly.
• n. Hug (noun); putting arms around someone.
• n. (metaphorical) Enfolding, including.

embracement

• n. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
• n. State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.
• n. Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.
• n. State of being contained; enclosure.

embracing

• v. present participle of embrace.
• n. The act of giving an embrace.

meet

• v. (heading) Of individuals: to make personal contact.
• v. (heading) Of groups: to gather or oppose.
• v. (heading) To make physical or perceptual contact.
• v. To satisfy; to comply with.
• v. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
• n. A sports competition, especially for athletics or swimming.
• n. A gathering of riders, their horses and hounds for the purpose of foxhunting.
• n. (rail transport) A meeting of two trains in opposite directions on a single track, when one is put into…
• n. A meeting.
• n. (algebra) The greatest lower bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the…
• n. (Ireland) An act of French kissing someone.
• adj. (archaic) Suitable; right; proper.

squeeze

• v. (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To fit into a tight place.
• v. (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
• v. (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
• v. (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
• n. A close or tight fit.
• n. (figuratively) A difficult position.
• n. A hug or other affectionate grasp.
• n. (slang) A romantic partner.
• n. (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the…
• n. (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
• n. (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
• n. (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
• n. (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling…
• n. (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
• n. (dated) A bribe or fee paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe…

touch

• v. Primarily physical senses.
• v. Primarily non-physical senses.
• v. To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
• v. To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
• v. (obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.
• v. To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
• v. To perform, as a tune; to play.
• v. To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
• n. An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
• n. The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
• n. The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
• n. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
• n. A little bit; a small amount.
• n. The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
• n. A relationship of close communication or understanding.
• n. The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
• n. (obsolete) Act or power of exciting emotion.
• n. (obsolete) An emotion or affection.
• n. (obsolete) Personal reference or application.
• n. A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
• n. (obsolete) A brief essay.
• n. (obsolete) A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for touchstone.
• n. (obsolete) Examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.
• n. (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument…
• n. (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion…
• n. The children's game of tag.
• n. (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
• n. (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something.
• n. (Britain, plumbing, dated) tallow.