hug
Definitions
Noun
- A tight or amorous embrace
Verb
- Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- Fit closely or tightly
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "hug".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | huge | 1 | 55 |
| 2 | hughes | 1 | 27 |
| 3 | hugh | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | hugging | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | hug | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | hugo | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | chugging | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | hugged | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | hughes' | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | thugs | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | fitzhugh | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | huggins | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | hugo's | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | thug | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | chug | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | chugai | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | chugged | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | chugoku | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | hugel | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | hugely | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | hugest | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | hugette | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | hugg | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | huggard | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | hugger | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | huggett | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | huggies | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | huggler | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | huggy | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | hughart | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | hughbanks | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | hughen | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | hughes's | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | hughett | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | hughette | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | hughey | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | hughie | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | hughlett | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | hughley | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | hughs | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | hughson | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | hughston | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | hughy | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | hugill | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | hugley | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | hugoton | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | hugs | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | huguenin | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | huguenot | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | huguenots | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | huguet | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | huguley | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | hugus | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | lechuga | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | machuga | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | mayhugh | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | mchugh | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | schug | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | shugars | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | shugart | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | shughart | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | shugrue | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | thuggery | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hug".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hug" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hug" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hug" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 63
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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