- caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
--1 is a kind of foreplay, arousal, stimulation
--1 has particulars: snoggingDerived form: verb hug1
- embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze - hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
--1 is one way to clasp
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun hug1, noun hugger1, noun hugging1
Sam and Sue hug
Sam cannot hug Sue
- hug - fit closely or tightly; "She dress hugged her hipds"
--2 is one way to touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something