hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3
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| embrace |
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| hug |
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| squeeze |
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sample sentences
"Hug me, please""They embraced"
"He hugged her close to him"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form