0 the action of a group of people standing close together and putting their arms around each other, in order to show love and support: --
The team all have a group hug.
His parents take it quite well and everyone ends up in a bizarre group hug.
The ability to send you and your chums into a pilly group hug on a dancefloor: checkmate!
All four then group hug, before driving off in a convertible.
After the piece is played, generally, the corps then gives a huge group hug to the person that is leaving.
