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Hugged vs Hagged - What's the difference?

hugged | hagged |

As a verb hugged

is (hug).

As an adjective hagged is

like a hag; lean; ugly.

hugged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hug)

    • hug

    English

    (wikipedia hug)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An affectionate close embrace.

    • Verb

    (hugg)
  • (obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
    • (Palsgrave)
  • To cling closely together.
  • To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
  • To stay close to (the shore etc.)
  • * , chapter=8
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.}}
  • (figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
  • * Glanvill
    • We hug deformities if they bear our names.

    Synonyms

    * accoll (obsolete) * coll * embrace

    See also

    * cuddle * huggle * kiss * snuggle * squeeze

    Derived terms

    * body-hugging ----

    hagged

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a hag; lean; ugly.
    • (Webster 1913)