👗 A woman's chest 🏡 Loving care 💓 Deep feelings 🤗 To hug closely

to bosom

7.7

Hold someone tightly in your arms to give them comfort

verb
/ˈbʊzəm/

Literature

: abrazar

She bosomed the frightened child, whispering soothing words to calm him.

Examples

Please bosom me tightly!
The grandmother bosomed her grandson after he had a bad dream.
He bosomed his beloved before saying farewell at the train station.
She bosomed her child tightly after the nightmare.
She bosomed her child close to her while reading a bedtime story.
He gently bosomed his puppy, providing warmth and comfort on a chilly night.
After a long day, she bosomed her friend to offer reassurance and support.

Synonyms

to hug

vsto bosom

336 1.0

To hold someone tightly in your arms to show care

is used more broadly for affection, comfort, or protection

to embrace

vsto bosom

142 2.8

To hold someone tightly to show affection

is the common general term covering affection and comfort

to cuddle

vsto bosom

72 1.0

Holding someone close in your arms to show love or comfort

is about holding more tightly for clear affection or protection

to squeeze

vsto bosom

72 1.0

To hold someone tightly in your arms to show affection

focuses on holding for affection, comfort, or protection not pressure

to wrap arms around

vsto bosom

38 2.8

To put your arms around someone or something to show love and protect them

is similar but places equal weight on protection as well

to clasp

vsto bosom

33 2.6

To hold a person or thing tightly with your hands

is more about affectionate full body holding rather than a grip

to cradle

vsto bosom

30 4.1

To hold someone gently in your arms

is firmer and meant to hold tightly for affection or protection

to cuddle with

vsto bosom

5 2.3

To hold someone or a soft thing close to show love

is stronger, often involving firmer embrace or protection

snuggled

vsto bosom

Informal

2.3

Close to someone or something for warmth and comfort

is more about active holding rather than passive closeness

Antonyms

to reject

839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

to push away

37 2.0

To move something away from you by pushing with your hands

Idioms

in the bosom of

Literature

3 6.9

A safe place at the center where you feel loved and protected

bird in the bosom

Archaic

9.7

A thing someone keeps in their heart that brings comfort

to nourish a viper in one's bosom

Literature

9.9

Help or trust someone who later harms you

Compounds

bosom of Abraham

Literature

9.9

A place in heaven where good people rest in peace after death

bosom of a jacket

7.5

The inside of a jacket where you keep small things

Abraham's bosom

Archaic

9.9

A peaceful place where the souls of good people rest after death in the Bible

How Tightly

to squeeze

119 1.6

to bosom

Literature

7.7

to hug

336 1.0

to cuddle

72 1.0

to hold

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bosom infinitive

bosomed past

bosomed past participle

bosoming present participle

bosoms third person singular

Etymology

The verb bosom comes from holding someone to your 'bosom' or 'chest', so to bosom someone is to hold them close in your arms to comfort or protect them.