hugging : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hugging	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hugging
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hugging n affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) Synonym(s): caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling
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.