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hug in Persian

بغل کردن baġal kardan

/hʌɡ/

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Northern England/hʊɡ/

hug in Persian: بغل کردن (baġal kardan), در آغوش گرفتن (dar âġuš gereftan). 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).

Persian words for hug

to embrace
بغل کردن baġal kardan, در آغوش گرفتن dar âġuš gereftan

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

All synonyms of hug

hug in other languages

Questions about hug in Persian

What is the meaning of hug in Persian?
Hug in Persian is بغل کردن (baġal kardan), در آغوش گرفتن (dar âġuš gereftan).
معنی hug چیست؟
Hug: بغل کردن (baġal kardan), در آغوش گرفتن (dar âġuš gereftan).
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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