| noun | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| verb | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory “This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds” |
| verb | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness “Hug me, please” |
| verb | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own “She embraced Catholicism” |
| embrace | verb | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
| encompassment | noun | including entirely |
| comprehensive | adjective | broad in scope |
| comprehension | noun | the relation of comprising something |
| embracement | noun | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| embrace | noun | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| embracing | noun | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| hug | noun | a tight or amorous embrace |
| hugger | noun | a person who hugs |
| hugging | noun | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
| bosom | noun | a person's breast or chest |
| adoption | noun | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source |