to take or clasp in the arms and press to the bosom; to hug; to embrace.

to clasp (something, as a bundle of hay, firewood, etc.) as for carrying.

to cover from all or almost all sides (as in attacking).

to hold (something) firmly.

to have sexual intercourse; to copulate.

the fact or an instance of different things being placed very closely, bundled or packed tightly together.

the act of hugging another; an embrace.

that much quantity of something that can be clasped in both the arms and carried by a person at one time.