v. i.
n. A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
To hug one's self,
a.
Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea. Shak.
n. One who hugs or embraces. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. To conceal; to lurk ambush. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen. ]
Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. Affectionate embracing; caressing.
v. t. [ Freq. of hug. ] To hug. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]