1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

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

HUG
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.)

Defn: 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
Hug, n.

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

HUGE Huge, a. [Compar. Huger; superl. Hugest.] Etym: [OE. huge, hoge, OF. ahuge, ahoge.]