Meaning & use
Hugged
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Held closely in one's arms as a sign of affection, comfort, or greeting.
See it in a sentence
She hugged her grandmother tightly at the airport.
The coastline hugged the highway for nearly fifty miles.
A note on using this word
Beyond its literal sense of embracing, hugged is often used figuratively to describe something following closely alongside another, as in a road that "hugged" a river.
Words with a similar meaning
embracedheldclasped
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Words with an opposite meaning
releasedpushed away
Another way to use it
2. verb
Stayed close to something, following its shape or path.
The trail hugged the edge of the cliff.
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