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Pronunciation : Hug
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h. Cf. Huckster.]
Definition : 1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] Shak.

i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Hugging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hug
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.)

Defn: 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hug
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913