hug🔊

A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

A particular grip in wrestling.

(obsolete) To crouch; to huddle as with cold.

To cling closely together.

(reciprocal) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

To stay close to.

(figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.