- hug-me-tight
- noun Date: 1860 a woman's short usually knitted sleeveless close-fitting jacket
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hug-me-tight — n. A woman s fitted jacket. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hug-me-tight — /hug mee tuyt /, n. a woman s short, warm, close fitting jacket, usually knitted or crocheted and often sleeveless. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
hug-me-tight — noun a woman s fitted jacket • Hypernyms: ↑jacket … Useful english dictionary
hug — I UK [hʌɡ] / US verb Word forms hug : present tense I/you/we/they hug he/she/it hugs present participle hugging past tense hugged past participle hugged * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to put your arms round someone to show your love or friendship … English dictionary
hug — hug1 [ hʌg ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to put your arms around someone to show your love or friendship: They stood hugging on the platform. People were hugging and kissing each other. hug someone tight: Mike picked up his daughter… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hug — [n] embrace affection, bear hug*, bunny hug*, caress, clasp, clinch, lock, squeeze, tight grip; concepts 190,375 Ant. push, release hug [v] hold close, cling to bear hug, be near to, cherish, clasp, clinch, cradle, cuddle, embrace, enbosom,… … New thesaurus
hug — [hug] vt. hugged, hugging [prob. via dial. < ON hugga, to comfort, console] 1. to put the arms around and hold closely; esp., to embrace tightly and affectionately 2. to squeeze tightly between the forelegs, as a bear does 3. to cling to or… … English World dictionary
tight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. 1 not loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, go ▪ … Collocations dictionary
hug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ affectionate, comforting, friendly, loving, reassuring, warm ▪ … Collocations dictionary
hug — [[t]hʌ̱g[/t]] hugs, hugging, hugged 1) V RECIP When you hug someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, for example because you like them or are pleased to see them. You can also say that two people hug each other or that they… … English dictionary
