To clasp tightly in one's arms. Obsolete except as in 2b.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] > embrace tightly (8) strainc1374 To clasp tightly in one's arms. Obsolete except as in 2b. gripec1400 To enclose in a tight embrace, encircle tightly. Obsolete. hug1567 transitive. To clasp or squeeze tightly in the arms: usually with affection = embrace; but also said of a bear squeezing a man, dog, etc., between… locka1593 Chiefly with adverb or prepositional phrase as complement. transitive. To embrace in a loving or affectionate manner. constrain1697 To press or clasp tightly in one's arms. poetic. creem1746 transitive. To squeeze; to hug. (Devon and Cornwall.) to strain (a person) to one's bosom1789 esp. to strain (a person) to one's bosom, heart, and the like. squdge1870 transitive. To squash or squeeze; to hug tightly. Also as n. |
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