Clues for the word "HUG"
We've had 102 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 283 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on October 15, 2026.
Definition of hug
- v. i. - To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
- v. i. - To crowd together; to cuddle.
- v. t. - To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
- v. t. - To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
- v. t. - To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind.
- n. - A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.
Referring Clues
- Cling to
- Warm welcome
- Consoler's offering
- Warm hello
- Congeniality gesture
- Bear greeting?
- Clutch
- "Welcome home" greeting
- Embrace
- Warm embrace
- Show of affection
- X : kiss :: O : ___
- Hold tight
- "How about a ___!"
- Bear follower
- Letter O?
- Greet warmly
- Keep close to
- Put the squeeze on?
- Squeeze from mom
- O, in letters
- Bear's greeting?
- Soft squeeze
- Bear of a greeting?
- Warm squeeze
- Cuddle
- Warm Mother's Day present?
- Big embrace
- Good thing to give your child
- Part of a warm welcome
- Bear's offering
- Affectionate gesture
- O, symbolically
- Friendly greeting
- Warm greeting
- Bit of TLC
- Give a squeeze
- What O may mean
- An O may symbolize one
- Main squeeze's squeeze
- Enfold
- Embraces
- Reunion greeting
- Welcoming greeting
- Stick close to
- Group ___
- O, in a love note
- Clasp
- O, at times
- Bear ___
- Child's reward, often
- Response of empathy
- O after an X, say
- Squeeze
- 'O' in a letter, maybe
- Put the squeeze on
- Clasp tightly
- Word after group or bear
- O, in a love letter
- O, on a greeting card
- What "O" may symbolize
- It brings people together
- Embrace (like a bear?)
- Typically affectionate letter from Hugh
- Having a crush on, show affection
- Hold in great affection, perhaps
- Keep close to, as the coastline
- Bear-like embrace?
- 4 to take the lion's share
- Compassionate gesture
- Bear or group follower
- Hold in evident affection
- Affectionate greeting
- Buscaglia welcome
- Kiss go-with
- Arm-y gesture?
- Demonstrate affection pressingly
- What an "O" means in XOXO
- Affectionate embrace
- Greeting from Grandma
- O, in a letter
- Letter O?
- Each O of “XOXO”
- Fit tightly around
- The "O" in XO
- Follow closely, as curves
- Follow closely, as the curb
- "I need a ___"
- Friendly gesture
- Hold in some affection
- What "O" might stand for
- Common airport greeting
- What "o" in "xo" means
- O, on a letter
- Gesture of love
- It shows affection
- Hold close to the heart
- Hold dear, perhaps
- Hold in warm affection
- Remain close to
- Show of friendliness
- Hold close
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - October 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - October 13, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - October 04, 2026
- New York Times - July 03, 2026
- New York Times - July 02, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - June 08, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 02, 2026
- LA Times - May 26, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - April 21, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - March 24, 2026
- Your Life Choices - March 12, 2026
- LA Times - February 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 29, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 06, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 01, 2025
- New York Times - October 12, 2025
- Daily American - October 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 22, 2025
- LA Times - July 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 28, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 08, 2025
- And in 253 more crossword puzzles...