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Webster 1913 Edition

Hug

Hug

,
Verb.
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[GREEK]ka
. Cf.
Huckster
.]
1.
To cower; to crouch; to curl up.
[Obs.]
Palsgrave.
2.
To crowd together; to cuddle.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Hug

,
Verb.
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.

Hug

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

Webster 1828 Edition

Hug

HUG

, v.t.
1.
To press close in an embrace.
--And hugged me in his arms.
2.
To embrace closely; to hold fast; to treat with fondness.
We hug deformities, if they bear our names.
3.
To gripe in wrestling or scuffling.
To hug the land, in sailing, to sail as near the land as possible.
hug the wind, to keep the ship close-hauled.

HUG

,
Noun.
A close embrace.
1.
A particular gripe in wrestling or scuffling.

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