What does "hug" mean?

Additional senses

1. 2.To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak.
2. 3.To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill.
3. 4.(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.
4. 5.A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller.