HUGS

noun

1. A close embrace, especially when charged with such an emotion as represented by: affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, agression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
2. A particular grip in wrestling.

verb

1. To crouch; huddle as with cold.
2. To cling closely together.
3. To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.