Hug and Release

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Hug noun - A tight or amorous embrace.

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Release is an antonym for hug in topics: embrace, cling to.

Nearby Word: hugged

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Hug is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

sweet	sweet hug	sweet release
regular	regular hug	regular release
single	single hug	single release
actual	actual hug	actual release
Other adjectives: massive, final, last.

soul	hug soul	release soul
people	hug people	release people
time	hug time	release time
monster	hug monster	release monster
Other words: jack, everyone, enemies.

Also, in the Bount Filler arc, Orihime frees Rukia from the influence of a Bount by hugging and using said hug to activate her powers and release her from said Bount.

Source: Cooldown Hug
In Samurai Deeper Kyo, Akira does this to a girl whose power is to release deadly corrosive spores into the air (her first ever hug, obviously), it startled her enough to manage to stop the flow.

Source: Cooldown Hug

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