αγκαλιά — meaning in English

English meaning

• bosom noun A person's chest, especially a woman's breasts.
• hug verb To wrap your arms around someone and hold them close, usually to show affection or comfort.

Senses

αγκαλιά is used for these senses in English:

• bosom The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace. [from 15thc.]
• hug A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

bosom — full definition

1. noun A person's chest, especially a woman's breasts.
2. noun One's innermost feelings or private thoughts.
3. adj Describing a very close, intimate relationship, especially in "bosom friend."
4. verb To hold something close and protectively, or to hide it from view.

hug — full definition

1. verb To wrap your arms around someone and hold them close, usually to show affection or comfort.
2. verb To stay very close to something, such as a road or coastline.
3. noun An act of embracing someone with your arms.

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