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hug meaning in Kannada

ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊ

/hʌɡ/

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Northern England/hʊɡ/

hug in Kannada: ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊ, ಆಲಿಂಗಿಸಿಕೊ, ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊ, ಎದೆಗವಚಿಕೊ. In English, hug means a close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).

Kannada words for hug

ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊ, ಆಲಿಂಗಿಸಿಕೊ, ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊ, ಎದೆಗವಚಿಕೊ, ತಬ್ಬು, ಅಪ್ಪು

English meaning of hug

  1. noun A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).
  2. noun A particular grip in wrestling.
  3. verb To crouch; to huddle as with cold.
  4. verb To cling closely together.

Full definition of hug

hug in a sentence

  • Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.
  • They hugged for what seemed like an eternity.
  • to hug the shore, to hug the coastline

Synonyms of hug

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Questions about hug in Kannada

What is the meaning of hug in Kannada?
Hug in Kannada is ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊ, ಆಲಿಂಗಿಸಿಕೊ, ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊ, ಎದೆಗವಚಿಕೊ.
hug ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Hug: ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊ, ಆಲಿಂಗಿಸಿಕೊ, ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊ, ಎದೆಗವಚಿಕೊ.
What does hug mean in English?
Hug means a close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: hug (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hug (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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