half-embrace

== English == === Etymology === From half- +‎ embrace. === Noun === half-embrace (plural half-embraces) A partial hug. An ambivalent acceptance or adoption. === Verb === half-embrace (third-person singular simple present half-embraces, present participle half-embracing, simple past and past participle half-embraced) (transitive) To embrace or wrap around partially. (transitive) To adopt in an ambivalent or partial manner.