Hug : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hug	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Hug
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hug n a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" Synonym(s): hug, clinch, squeeze v squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" Synonym(s): embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"
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. [bd]And huggen me in his arms.[b8] --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 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.