hugn.

Brit.

/hʌɡ/, U.S.

/həɡ/

Etymology: < hug v.

1. A strong clasp with the arms; an embrace of affection; also, a close or rough grasp; the clasp or squeeze of a bear.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun]

beclipping1340

complexion1493

clipa1586

brace1589

twine1602

fold1609

grasp1609

claspa1616

abrazoa1626

colla1627

cling1633

hug1659

folding1713

squeeze1790

cuddle1825

bear squeeze1845

bear hug1870

clinch1901

bosie1952

side hug1984

cwtch1992

bro hug2000

1659 Lady Alimony ii. Prol. sig. B3 Apt for a Spousal hugg.

1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It ii. iii. 23 Why these close Hugs? I owe my Shame to him.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II A Hugg, an Embrace.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1773 I. 403 [D. Garrick:] Johnson gives you a forcible hug, and shakes laughter out of you, whether you will or no.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 143 Keep at arm's-length, then..I will have no more close hugs.

1840 W. Irving Ralph Ringwood in Knickerbocker Mag. Aug. 161 Bruin raised one arm, and gave the dog a hug that crushed his ribs.

1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxxi She gave his lordship a hug.

2. A squeezing grip in wrestling; esp. Cornish (†Devonshire) hug, a special ‘lock’ of Cornish wrestlers; hence figurative (see quot. a1661).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > manoeuvres

swengOE

turn?c1225

castc1400

trip1412

fall?a1425

foil1553

collar1581

lock1598

faulx1602

fore-hip1602

forward1602

inturn1602

mare1602

hug1617

disembracement1663

buttock1688

throw1698

back-lock1713

cross-buttock1713

flying horse1713

in holds1713

buttocker1823

chip1823

dogfall1823

cross-buttocker1827

hitch1834

bear hug1837

backfall1838

stop1840

armlock1841

side hug1842

click1846

catch-hold1849

back-breaker1867

back-click1867

snap1868

hank1870

nelson1873

headlock1876

chokehold1886

stranglehold1886

hip lock1888

heave1889

strangle1890

pinfall1894

strangler's grip1895

underhold1895

hammer-lock1897

scissor hold1897

body slam1899

scissors hold1899

armbar1901

body scissors1903

scissors grip1904

waist-hold1904

neck hold1905

scissors1909

hipe1914

oshi1940

oshi-dashi1940

oshi-taoshi1940

pindown1948

lift1958

whip1958

Boston crab1961

grapevine1968

powerbomb1990

1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell ii. sig. E Ile shew her the Cornish hug.

c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 1712 Onely a Devon shire hugg sir.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cornw. 197 The Cornish are Masters of the Art of Wrestling... Their Hugg is a cunning close with their fellow-combitant, the fruits whereof is his fair fall, or foil at the least. It is figuratively appliable to the deceitfull dealing of such, who secretly design their overthrow, whom they openly embrace.

1705 Char. Sneaker in Harl. Misc. (1808) XI. 29 His St. Maw's Muse has given the French troops a Cornish hug, and flung them all upon their backs.

1754 S. Foote Knights i. 12 We don't wrestle after your fashion..we go all upon close Hugs, or the flying Mare.

1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1009 In the ‘Cornish hug’, Mr. Polwhele perceived the Greek palæstral attitudes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hugv.

Brit.

/hʌɡ/, U.S.

/həɡ/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s hugge.

Etymology: Appears late in 16th cent.: origin unknown. Not to be confounded with hugge v. to dread, shudder, shrink with fear or cold. Not connected with Swedish huka, Danish sidde paa huk to squat. In some shades of meaning it approaches German hegen to foster, cherish, originally to enclose or encompass with a hedge; but it is difficult to see how they can be connected.

I. Senses relating to clasping or squeezing.

a. transitive. To clasp or squeeze tightly in the arms: usually with affection = embrace; but also said of a bear squeezing a man, dog, etc., between its forelegs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] > embrace tightly

strainc1374

gripec1400

hug1567

locka1593

constrain1697

creem1746

to strain (a person) to one's bosom1789

squdge1870

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Bvj^v And hugge, and, busse, and cull, and cusse Thy darling apishe fruite.

1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 39 Like an olde Ape, hugges the vrchin so in his Conceipt [etc.].

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 240 He hugd me in his armes.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. B3 The love of apes is such towards their young, that they often kill them by hugging them.

1709 A. Pope Chaucer's January & May in Poet. Misc.: 6th Pt. 224 He hugg'd her close, and kiss'd her o'er and o'er.

1786 W. Cowper Let. 4–5 June (1981) II. 561 I could have hugged him for his liberality, and freedom from bigotry.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xli. 171 Dolly..threw her arms round her old father's neck and hugged him tight.

1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves x. 165 Bruin turned suddenly on him and hugged him to death.

b. transferred and figurative. to hug one's chains, to delight in bondage.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > be a slave [verb (intransitive)] > delight in slavery

to hug one's chains1719

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 213 Staine the sunne with fogge, as sometime clowds, When they doe hug him in their melting bosomes.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) i. 6 Were many English plants as rare as they are useful we would hug in our hands, what we now trample under our feet.

1719 E. Young Busiris v. 69 Now from my Soul I hug these welcome Chains Which shew you all Busiris.

1769 T. Gray Ode at Installation Duke of Grafton 6 Servitude that hugs her chain.

1835 N. P. Willis Melanie 60 As the miser hugs his treasure.

c. figurative. To exhibit fondness for; spec. to caress or court, in order to get favour or patronage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)]

flatter1340

to claw the back ofc1394

to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422

clawc1425

to claw by the sleeve1509

to claw by the backa1542

fawna1568

to make or pay (one's) court to1590

adulate1612

hug1622

sycophant1637

to make up to1701

to whip it in with1702

cultivate1706

incense1708

to wheedle in with1726

to grandfather up1747

slaver1794

toad1802

to play up to ——1809

nut1819

toady1827

bootlick1846

to suck up to1860

lickspittle1886

jolly1890

bum-suck1918

arse-lick1919

to cosy up to1937

brown-nose1948

ass-kiss1951

ass-lick1962

love-bomb1976

1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. E I do hug thee, For drilling thy quick braines in this rich plot.

1637 J. Milton Comus 7 I..Wind me into the easie hearted man, And hug him into snares.

1712 J. Arbuthnot App. to John Bull Still in Senses i. 5 He..hugg'd the Authors as his Bosom Friends.

1832 J. Austin Province Jurispr. v. 157 The general opinion of barristers condemns the sordid practice of hugging or caressing attorneys.

1836 T. B. Macaulay in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. 451 Mr. Longueville Clarke refused to fight, on the ground that his opponent had been guilty of hugging attorneys [cf. huggery n.].

d. figurative. To cherish or cling to (an opinion, belief, etc.) with fervour or fondness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] > cling to

cling1582

hug1649

to hang by the lug ofa1652

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion [verb (transitive)] > form an opinion > with commitment

settlea1586

hug1649

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar Ep. Ded. 1 While all strive for truth, they hug their own opinions dressed up in her imagery.

1708 N. Rowe Royal Convert ii. i Mark with what Joy he hugs the dear Discovery.

1817 T. Moore Veiled Prophet in Lalla Rookh Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear false~hood, hugs it to the last.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 58 The Briton in the blood hugs the homestead still.

1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. (1873) v. ii. 84 There are some, who..hug a sort of spiritual selfishness.

2. reflexive.

†a. To cherish oneself; to keep or make oneself snug. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [verb (reflexive)] > make oneself snug

hug1642

snug1795

snuggle1876

1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xviii. 429 Here Andronicus hugg'd himself in his privacie.

1745 Infallible Project Manning Navy 10 We hug our Selves over a Glass of Wine, and a good Fire, in a Tavern.

1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 33 With a Salary of 150l. per Ann...to..hug himself comfortably at Night in his own House with his Bottle.

b. figurative. To congratulate or felicitate oneself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > congratulate oneself [verb (reflexive)]

hug1622

congratulate1664

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > be or become complacent [verb (reflexive)]

hug1622

to flatter up1848

1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir v. sig. K3 As a curious Painter When he has made some admirable peece, Stands off..and then hugs Himselfe for his rare workemanship.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. xiv. 301 Herod..huggs himself, that he had fitted their new King with a short reign.

1739 J. Swift Verses on Death Dr. Swift: Nov. 1731 6 They hug themselves, and reason thus: It is not yet so bad with us.

1843 G. W. Le Fevre Life Trav. Physician I. i. x. 238 We hugged ourselves with the idea that we had done right.

1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 206 He hugs himself upon his power over her.

1895 F. Hall Two Trifles 32 You..hug yourself as a good patriot for holding it in detestation.

a. absol. (also in reciprocal sense).

ΚΠ

1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 39 Now Ridly and Hooper hug, and are the dearest Brethren..in the World.

1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iii. i. 40 I love to see 'em hug and cotton together, like Down upon a Thistle.

1733 A. Pope 1st Satire 2nd Bk. Horace Imitated ii. i. 13 Tis a Bear's Talent not to kick, but hug.

b. intransitive. To lie close, cuddle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > be close or cuddle

huga1616

the world > space > distance > nearness > be near [verb (intransitive)] > be in contact > be in close contact

huga1616

nuzzle1707

cuddle1710

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. ii. 142 To hug with swine, to seeke sweet safety out In vaults and prisons.

4. transitive (originally Nautical). To keep as close as possible to (the shore, etc.); to ‘cling to’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > remain near to

to hold quarter withc1550

clap1608

to hang togethera1616

hug1824

cling1842

1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 29 June in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. 126 The naval tactics of Bengal..always incline to hug the shore as much as possible.

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. v. 141 Hugging the Spanish coast.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xv. 155 It was a lofty headland, and the land-ice which hugged its base was covered with rocks.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. ii. 25 He was hugging the Berkshire side himself, as the other skiff passed him.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 3 Be sure I keep the path that hugs the wall.

1882 B. D. W. Ramsay Recoll. Mil. Serv. II. xiii. 24 We hugged the land as we rounded, and dropped anchor outside the bay.

1898 Daily News 27 June 4/6 There was no panic, no hugging of cover, such as overtook the troops at Bull Run.

II. northern dialect. [It is not clear that this is the same word.] In most dialect glossaries from Northumberland to Lincolnshire: not in Scottish.

5. transitive. To carry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > convey or transport > carry

carryc1400

fure1487

port1566

porter1609

tote1677

hug1788

to carry me (also you, it, etc.) (and) go1837

pack1846

hump1853

1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 336 Hug, to carry; especially a cumbrous load.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Hug, to carry, especially if difficult.

1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 60 Pokes big enough to hold two or three pigs each, to ‘hug’ them in.

1893 J. K. Snowden Tales Yorks. Wolds 135 I hugged her box up fro' t' station.

Derivatives

hugged adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [adjective] > embraced

clasped1582

hugged1879

1879 S. Lanier Poems (1884) 41 The hugged delusion drear.

ˈhugging adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [adjective]

clippinga1586

yoking1593

clasping1717

hugging1841

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [adjective] > crushing

Juggernautish1819

vice-like1835

hugging1841

pulverulent1864

Juggernautal1888

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lix. 282 Who could look on..and not desire to be..either the hugging or the hugged?

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 25 Into..a hugging bear He turned him.

ˈhuggingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [adverb]

collingly1576

embracingly1825

huggingly1891

1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xii. 234 There was an obstacle to his being huggingly genial, even candidly genial with her.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hug
释义	hugn. Brit. /hʌɡ/, U.S. /həɡ/ Etymology: < hug v. 1. A strong clasp with the arms; an embrace of affection; also, a close or rough grasp; the clasp or squeeze of a bear. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun] beclipping1340 complexion1493 clipa1586 brace1589 twine1602 fold1609 grasp1609 claspa1616 abrazoa1626 colla1627 cling1633 hug1659 folding1713 squeeze1790 cuddle1825 bear squeeze1845 bear hug1870 clinch1901 bosie1952 side hug1984 cwtch1992 bro hug2000 1659 Lady Alimony ii. Prol. sig. B3 Apt for a Spousal hugg. 1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It ii. iii. 23 Why these close Hugs? I owe my Shame to him. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II A Hugg, an Embrace. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1773 I. 403 [D. Garrick:] Johnson gives you a forcible hug, and shakes laughter out of you, whether you will or no. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 143 Keep at arm's-length, then..I will have no more close hugs. 1840 W. Irving Ralph Ringwood in Knickerbocker Mag. Aug. 161 Bruin raised one arm, and gave the dog a hug that crushed his ribs. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am xxxi She gave his lordship a hug. 2. A squeezing grip in wrestling; esp. Cornish (†Devonshire) hug, a special ‘lock’ of Cornish wrestlers; hence figurative (see quot. a1661). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > [noun] > manoeuvres swengOE turn?c1225 castc1400 trip1412 fall?a1425 foil1553 collar1581 lock1598 faulx1602 fore-hip1602 forward1602 inturn1602 mare1602 hug1617 disembracement1663 buttock1688 throw1698 back-lock1713 cross-buttock1713 flying horse1713 in holds1713 buttocker1823 chip1823 dogfall1823 cross-buttocker1827 hitch1834 bear hug1837 backfall1838 stop1840 armlock1841 side hug1842 click1846 catch-hold1849 back-breaker1867 back-click1867 snap1868 hank1870 nelson1873 headlock1876 chokehold1886 stranglehold1886 hip lock1888 heave1889 strangle1890 pinfall1894 strangler's grip1895 underhold1895 hammer-lock1897 scissor hold1897 body slam1899 scissors hold1899 armbar1901 body scissors1903 scissors grip1904 waist-hold1904 neck hold1905 scissors1909 hipe1914 oshi1940 oshi-dashi1940 oshi-taoshi1940 pindown1948 lift1958 whip1958 Boston crab1961 grapevine1968 powerbomb1990 1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell ii. sig. E Ile shew her the Cornish hug. c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 1712 Onely a Devon shire hugg sir. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cornw. 197 The Cornish are Masters of the Art of Wrestling... Their Hugg is a cunning close with their fellow-combitant, the fruits whereof is his fair fall, or foil at the least. It is figuratively appliable to the deceitfull dealing of such, who secretly design their overthrow, whom they openly embrace. 1705 Char. Sneaker in Harl. Misc. (1808) XI. 29 His St. Maw's Muse has given the French troops a Cornish hug, and flung them all upon their backs. 1754 S. Foote Knights i. 12 We don't wrestle after your fashion..we go all upon close Hugs, or the flying Mare. 1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 1009 In the ‘Cornish hug’, Mr. Polwhele perceived the Greek palæstral attitudes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hugv. Brit. /hʌɡ/, U.S. /həɡ/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s hugge. Etymology: Appears late in 16th cent.: origin unknown. Not to be confounded with hugge v. to dread, shudder, shrink with fear or cold. Not connected with Swedish huka, Danish sidde paa huk to squat. In some shades of meaning it approaches German hegen to foster, cherish, originally to enclose or encompass with a hedge; but it is difficult to see how they can be connected. I. Senses relating to clasping or squeezing. 1. a. transitive. To clasp or squeeze tightly in the arms: usually with affection = embrace; but also said of a bear squeezing a man, dog, etc., between its forelegs. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] > embrace tightly strainc1374 gripec1400 hug1567 locka1593 constrain1697 creem1746 to strain (a person) to one's bosom1789 squdge1870 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Bvj^v And hugge, and, busse, and cull, and cusse Thy darling apishe fruite. 1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 39 Like an olde Ape, hugges the vrchin so in his Conceipt [etc.]. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iv. 240 He hugd me in his armes. View more context for this quotation 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. B3 The love of apes is such towards their young, that they often kill them by hugging them. 1709 A. Pope Chaucer's January & May in Poet. Misc.: 6th Pt. 224 He hugg'd her close, and kiss'd her o'er and o'er. 1786 W. Cowper Let. 4–5 June (1981) II. 561 I could have hugged him for his liberality, and freedom from bigotry. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xli. 171 Dolly..threw her arms round her old father's neck and hugged him tight. 1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves x. 165 Bruin turned suddenly on him and hugged him to death. b. transferred and figurative. to hug one's chains, to delight in bondage. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > be a slave [verb (intransitive)] > delight in slavery to hug one's chains1719 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 213 Staine the sunne with fogge, as sometime clowds, When they doe hug him in their melting bosomes. View more context for this quotation a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) i. 6 Were many English plants as rare as they are useful we would hug in our hands, what we now trample under our feet. 1719 E. Young Busiris v. 69 Now from my Soul I hug these welcome Chains Which shew you all Busiris. 1769 T. Gray Ode at Installation Duke of Grafton 6 Servitude that hugs her chain. 1835 N. P. Willis Melanie 60 As the miser hugs his treasure. c. figurative. To exhibit fondness for; spec. to caress or court, in order to get favour or patronage. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > flatter servilely or curry favour with [verb (transitive)] flatter1340 to claw the back ofc1394 to pick a thank (also thanks)c1422 clawc1425 to claw by the sleeve1509 to claw by the backa1542 fawna1568 to make or pay (one's) court to1590 adulate1612 hug1622 sycophant1637 to make up to1701 to whip it in with1702 cultivate1706 incense1708 to wheedle in with1726 to grandfather up1747 slaver1794 toad1802 to play up to ——1809 nut1819 toady1827 bootlick1846 to suck up to1860 lickspittle1886 jolly1890 bum-suck1918 arse-lick1919 to cosy up to1937 brown-nose1948 ass-kiss1951 ass-lick1962 love-bomb1976 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir ii. sig. E I do hug thee, For drilling thy quick braines in this rich plot. 1637 J. Milton Comus 7 I..Wind me into the easie hearted man, And hug him into snares. 1712 J. Arbuthnot App. to John Bull Still in Senses i. 5 He..hugg'd the Authors as his Bosom Friends. 1832 J. Austin Province Jurispr. v. 157 The general opinion of barristers condemns the sordid practice of hugging or caressing attorneys. 1836 T. B. Macaulay in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. 451 Mr. Longueville Clarke refused to fight, on the ground that his opponent had been guilty of hugging attorneys [cf. huggery n.]. d. figurative. To cherish or cling to (an opinion, belief, etc.) with fervour or fondness. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] > cling to cling1582 hug1649 to hang by the lug ofa1652 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion [verb (transitive)] > form an opinion > with commitment settlea1586 hug1649 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar Ep. Ded. 1 While all strive for truth, they hug their own opinions dressed up in her imagery. 1708 N. Rowe Royal Convert ii. i Mark with what Joy he hugs the dear Discovery. 1817 T. Moore Veiled Prophet in Lalla Rookh Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear false~hood, hugs it to the last. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 58 The Briton in the blood hugs the homestead still. 1862 E. M. Goulburn Thoughts Personal Relig. (1873) v. ii. 84 There are some, who..hug a sort of spiritual selfishness. 2. reflexive. †a. To cherish oneself; to keep or make oneself snug. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [verb (reflexive)] > make oneself snug hug1642 snug1795 snuggle1876 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xviii. 429 Here Andronicus hugg'd himself in his privacie. 1745 Infallible Project Manning Navy 10 We hug our Selves over a Glass of Wine, and a good Fire, in a Tavern. 1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 33 With a Salary of 150l. per Ann...to..hug himself comfortably at Night in his own House with his Bottle. b. figurative. To congratulate or felicitate oneself. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > congratulate oneself [verb (reflexive)] hug1622 congratulate1664 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > be or become complacent [verb (reflexive)] hug1622 to flatter up1848 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir v. sig. K3 As a curious Painter When he has made some admirable peece, Stands off..and then hugs Himselfe for his rare workemanship. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. xiv. 301 Herod..huggs himself, that he had fitted their new King with a short reign. 1739 J. Swift Verses on Death Dr. Swift: Nov. 1731 6 They hug themselves, and reason thus: It is not yet so bad with us. 1843 G. W. Le Fevre Life Trav. Physician I. i. x. 238 We hugged ourselves with the idea that we had done right. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 206 He hugs himself upon his power over her. 1895 F. Hall Two Trifles 32 You..hug yourself as a good patriot for holding it in detestation. 3. a. absol. (also in reciprocal sense). ΚΠ 1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 39 Now Ridly and Hooper hug, and are the dearest Brethren..in the World. 1695 W. Congreve Love for Love iii. i. 40 I love to see 'em hug and cotton together, like Down upon a Thistle. 1733 A. Pope 1st Satire 2nd Bk. Horace Imitated ii. i. 13 Tis a Bear's Talent not to kick, but hug. b. intransitive. To lie close, cuddle. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > be close or cuddle huga1616 the world > space > distance > nearness > be near [verb (intransitive)] > be in contact > be in close contact huga1616 nuzzle1707 cuddle1710 a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. ii. 142 To hug with swine, to seeke sweet safety out In vaults and prisons. View more context for this quotation 4. transitive (originally Nautical). To keep as close as possible to (the shore, etc.); to ‘cling to’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > remain near to to hold quarter withc1550 clap1608 to hang togethera1616 hug1824 cling1842 1824 R. Heber Jrnl. 29 June in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. 126 The naval tactics of Bengal..always incline to hug the shore as much as possible. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. v. 141 Hugging the Spanish coast. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xv. 155 It was a lofty headland, and the land-ice which hugged its base was covered with rocks. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. ii. 25 He was hugging the Berkshire side himself, as the other skiff passed him. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country i. 3 Be sure I keep the path that hugs the wall. 1882 B. D. W. Ramsay Recoll. Mil. Serv. II. xiii. 24 We hugged the land as we rounded, and dropped anchor outside the bay. 1898 Daily News 27 June 4/6 There was no panic, no hugging of cover, such as overtook the troops at Bull Run. II. northern dialect. [It is not clear that this is the same word.] In most dialect glossaries from Northumberland to Lincolnshire: not in Scottish. 5. transitive. To carry. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > convey or transport > carry carryc1400 fure1487 port1566 porter1609 tote1677 hug1788 to carry me (also you, it, etc.) (and) go1837 pack1846 hump1853 1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 336 Hug, to carry; especially a cumbrous load. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Hug, to carry, especially if difficult. 1891 J. C. Atkinson Last of Giant-killers 60 Pokes big enough to hold two or three pigs each, to ‘hug’ them in. 1893 J. K. Snowden Tales Yorks. Wolds 135 I hugged her box up fro' t' station. Derivatives hugged adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [adjective] > embraced clasped1582 hugged1879 1879 S. Lanier Poems (1884) 41 The hugged delusion drear. ˈhugging adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [adjective] clippinga1586 yoking1593 clasping1717 hugging1841 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [adjective] > crushing Juggernautish1819 vice-like1835 hugging1841 pulverulent1864 Juggernautal1888 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lix. 282 Who could look on..and not desire to be..either the hugging or the hugged? 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 25 Into..a hugging bear He turned him. ˈhuggingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [adverb] collingly1576 embracingly1825 huggingly1891 1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xii. 234 There was an obstacle to his being huggingly genial, even candidly genial with her. 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