(Cuddle, Embrace, Hold) To embrace a living person in a dream means to associate with him and to love him. To give a deceased person a short hug in a dream means longevity. To give a deceased person a long and continuous embrace in a dream means one's death. To embrace a woman in a dream means embracing the pleasures and attractions of this world and to despair of any reward in the hereafter. To hold tight to a piece of fruit, or to endear certain loved ones in a dream, means easy profits or lawful earnings. If an unmarried person holds tight or embraces a garment in a dream, it means that he will get married. If one buys a pair of shoes in a dream, it means that they will hold a new position or a job that will make them extremely happy. (Also see Embrace, Grabbing, Gripping, Sexual intercourse)