Embrace vs. Hug

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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.

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