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4 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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