(transitive) To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. / (transitive, by extension) To include in surrounding matter.

(journalism) An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate.

Abbreviation of embassy.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embed

plural of embed

To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. / (by extension) To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.

To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane. / To start, begin. / (transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

(pathology) The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.

(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug. / (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.