Definição e significado de HUG

HugHug (?), 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.

HugHug, 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.

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