(n) :
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
(v) :
(transitive or reciprocal) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
(v) :
(intransitive) To cling closely together.
(v) :
(transitive) To stay close to.
(v) :
(transitive, figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
(n) :
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
(v) :
(transitive or reciprocal) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
(v) :
(intransitive) To cling closely together.
(v) :
(transitive) To stay close to.
(v) :
(transitive, figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.