Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hug"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hug \Hug\, n.
A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or
in wrestling. --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hug
n : a tight embrace [syn: {clinch}]
v 1: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They
embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
2: fit closely or tightly
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