English-German translations for hug

• Umarmung die
  Wir alle wissen, dass eine Berührung entweder eine zärtliche Geste oder die Umarmung eines Bären sein kann. We all know that a touch can be either a gentle caress or the hug of a bear.
  Ich habe sie nicht mit einer Umarmung und einem liebevollen Klaps auf die Schulter begrüßt, wie Präsident Sarkozy das gewöhnlich tat. I did not welcome them with a hug and an affectionate pat on the shoulder as President Sarkozy used to.
• umarmen
• drücken
• sich umarmen

Definition of hug

• A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug
• To crouch; huddle as with cold
• To cling closely together
• To stay close to (the shore etc
• To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish

Examples

• Billy hugged Danny until he felt better

Related words

• huge
• chug
• Hugh
• Huguenot
• thug
• chugger
• treehugger
• chugging
• hugging