The act of giving a hug.

present participle of hug

plural of hugging

simple past tense and past participle of hug

(intransitive, obsolete) To crouch; to huddle as with cold. / (intransitive) To cling closely together. / (transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

plural of hug

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hug

(derogatory) Supporting of environment concerns such as combating pollution, deforestation, etc.

(of clothing) Tight-fitting.