Embraceverb
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Embraceverb
(obsolete) To accept (someone) as a friend or servant.
Embraceverb
To seize (something) eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
Embraceverb
To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
Embraceverb
To encircle; to encompass; to enclose.
Embraceverb
(figurative) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
Embraceverb
(obsolete) To fasten on, as armour.
Embraceverb
(legal) To attempt to influence (a jury, court, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
Embracenoun
Hug noun; putting arms around someone.
Embracenoun
Enclosure, (partially or fully) surrounding someone or something.
Embracenoun
Full acceptance (of something).
Embracenoun
(figuratively) Enfolding, including.
Embraceverb
To fasten on, as armor.
Embraceverb
To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
Embraceverb
To cling to; to cherish; to love.
Embraceverb
To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
Embraceverb
To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
Embraceverb
To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
Embraceverb
To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
Embraceverb
To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.
Embraceverb
To join in an embrace.
Embracenoun
Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
Embracenoun
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Embracenoun
the state of taking in or encircling;
Embracenoun
a close affectionate and protective acceptance;
Embraceverb
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory;
Embraceverb
hug, usually with fondness;
Embraceverb
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own;
Hugnoun
An affectionate close embrace.
Hugnoun
A particular grip in wrestling.
Hugverb
To crouch; huddle as with cold.
Hugverb
(intransitive) To cling closely together.
Hugverb
(transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
Hugverb
(transitive) To stay close to (the shore etc.)
Hugverb
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
Hugverb
To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
Hugverb
To crowd together; to cuddle.
Hugverb
To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace.
Hugverb
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
Hugverb
To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind.
Hugnoun
A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling.
Hugnoun
a tight or amorous embrace;
Hugverb
hug, usually with fondness;
Hugverb
fit closely or tightly;
Hugverb
squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection
Hugverb
hold (something) closely or tightly round or against part of one's body
Hugverb
fit tightly round
Hugverb
keep close to
Hugverb
congratulate or be pleased with oneself
Hugverb
cherish or cling to (something such as a belief)
Hugnoun
an act of holding someone tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection
Hugnoun
a squeezing grip in wrestling.
Hug
A hug is a form of endearment, universal in human communities, in which two or more people put their arms around the neck, back, or waist of one another and hold each other closely. If more than two people are involved, it may be referred to as a group hug.