1. [n]  a tight embrace
2. [v]  fit closely or tightly
3. [v]  hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"

Hug
In this nearly wordless story a chimpanzee named Bobo wants to be hugged. As he searches the jungle, he sees all sorts of other creatures cuddling together but none of them seem to have a hug for him. Then Bobo finds his mama--the best hugger of all. Color illustrations accompany the text.

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1. \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.
   2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak.
   

2. \Hug\, v. 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.
   

3. \Hug\, n.
   A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or
   in wrestling. --Fuller.