From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
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We hug deformities if they bear our names.
--Glanvill.
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3. (Naut.) To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the
wind.
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To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hug \Hug\, n.
A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or
in wrestling. --Fuller.
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