vverb.contactmove or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy positionSynset:cuddle nest nestle nuzzle snuggle
Examples:- We cuddled against each other to keep warm
- The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
Derivationally Related Form:nestlesnugglecuddlingcuddlesnuggling
Hypernyms:cling to clutch hold close hold tight
Inherited Hypernyms:cuddlecling tohold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: nuzzle, cuddle) | The children --- in the rocking chair (apply to: nestle) | There --- some children in the rocking chair (apply to: nestle) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: nuzzle, cuddle)
vverb.motionmove towardsSynset:approach come near come on draw near go up near
Examples:- We were approaching our destination
- They are drawing near
- The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Derivationally Related Form:approachableapproach
Hypernyms:come come up
Inherited Hypernyms:approachcometravel
Direct Hyponyms:bear down onbear down uponclosecrowddrive upedge inedge uppush
Entailment:advance go on march on move on pass on progress
Full Troponyms:bear down onclosedrive upedge inpush
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: come near, draw near, approach)
vverb.contactpull towards oneselfExamples:- He drew the crying child close
Hypernyms:pull
Inherited Hypernyms:draw closepullforceact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody