To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
To submit to; to undergo.
Full acceptance (of something).
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
An act of enfolding or including.
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
To cling closely together.
To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
A particular grip in wrestling.