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