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hug meaning in Tamil

கட்டி அணைத்தல்

/hʌɡ/

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Northern England/hʊɡ/

hug in Tamil: கட்டி அணைத்தல், அணைத்துக் கொள், கட்டிப்பிடி. 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).

Tamil words for hug

கட்டி அணைத்தல், அணைத்துக் கொள், கட்டிப்பிடி

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of hug in Tamil?
Hug in Tamil is கட்டி அணைத்தல், அணைத்துக் கொள், கட்டிப்பிடி.
hug என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Hug: கட்டி அணைத்தல், அணைத்துக் கொள், கட்டிப்பிடி.
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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Tamil words from Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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