Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Hug \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.

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.) 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.

Source : WordNet®

hug
     v 1: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They
          embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
     2: fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds"
     [also: {hugging}, {hugged}]

hug
     n : a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big
         hug" [syn: {clinch}, {squeeze}]
     [also: {hugging}, {hugged}]