hug

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: clinchsqueezeembracebosom

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a tight or amorous embrace“come here and give me a big hug”Synonyms: clinchsqueeze

Verb (2)

  1. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness“Hug me, please”“They embraced”“He hugged her close to him”Synonyms: embracebosomsqueeze
  2. fit closely or tightly“The dress hugged her hips”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hug \Hug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Hugging.] [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h?ka. Cf. Huckster.]

1.To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] --Palsgrave. [1913 Webster]

2.To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Hug \Hug\, v. t.

1.To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. [1913 Webster]

We hug deformities if they bear our names.— Glanvill.[1913 Webster]

3.(Naut.) To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. [1913 Webster]

To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle. [1913 Webster]

Hug \Hug\, n. A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
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