Thesaurus: hug

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1. v. i. To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
2. v. i. To crowd together; to cuddle.
3. v. t. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
4. v. t. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
5. v. t. To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind.
6. n. A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.
7. n. a tight or amorous embrace
8. v. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
9. v. fit closely or tightly
10. 1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave. 2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] Shak. 1. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak. 2. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill. 3. (Naut.) To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle. A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller.
11. To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. To hugone's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle.
12. n:33/v:67 n. a tight or amorous embrace v. fit closely or tightly