hug
[hʌg]
n. 抱, 拥抱

vt. 抱, 坚, 使沾沾自喜



hug
hugged, hugging
[ noun ]

1. a tight or amorous embrace

<noun.act>
come here and give me a big hug

[ verb ]

1. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

<verb.contact> bosom embrace squeeze
Hug me, please
They embraced
He hugged her close to him

2. fit closely or tightly

<verb.contact>
The dress hugged her hips

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.


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.


Hug \Hug\, n.
A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or
in wrestling. --Fuller.