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hug

Definition:

(nou) a tight or amorous embrace

Phonetic Transcription:

hʌɡ

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They embrace in a hug and the video ends.

She's the kind of girl that makes one itch to hug, kiss and mollycoddle her, and ward off the evil eye.

That's the rationale of the hippie hug.

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