n.
1.the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
2.the state of taking in or encircling
3.a close affectionate and protective acceptance embrace v.
1.include in scope
2.hug, usually with fondness
3.take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Idiom of the Day
like a ton of bricks
strongly or forcefully, a surprise to someone
The news of the singer's death hit me like a ton of bricks.