Hug and Push

Opposite meaning words

Hug noun - A tight or amorous embrace.

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Push is an antonym for hug in embrace topic.

Nearby Word: hugged

Push noun - A series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal.

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Hug is an antonym for push.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

emotional	emotional hug	emotional push
good	good hug	good push
friendly	friendly hug	friendly push
light	light hug	light push
Other adjectives: single, simple, strong, powerful, actual, real, massive, big, great, huge, quick, final, additional, last, sudden, attempted, biggest.

character	hug character	push character
man	hug man	push man
people	hug people	push people
body	hug body	push body
Other words: someone, line, time, way, characters, pain, everyone, son, friends, enemies, walls.

Brick Joke: After getting the potion from Baba Yaga, Bartok asks Baba for a hug for the heck of it, and she warns him not to push his luck and shoos him off.

Source: Western Animation / Bartok the Magnificent
It's to the extent that in later chapters, Senri will impulsively hug Hime tightly if his "vision" of her turns out a cat, only to later push her away and deny his affectionate gesture.

Source: Manga / Seiyuu Ka
When he asks for a hug immediately afterwards, she tersely replies "Don't push it." Foot Popping: Both Played Straight (Lola when she and Bugs do their First Kiss) and Played for Laughs (Bugs when showing off his flight attendant high heels).

Source: Western Animation / Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run

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