noun A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).
noun A particular grip in wrestling.
verb To crouch; to huddle as with cold.
verb To cling closely together.
verb To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.