Getting up in arms?

• Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
• Hug, usually with fondness
• Have as one's sphere or territory
• Displaying affection wildly can be grim
• Include as part of something broader
• Adopting eagerly
• The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced ([e^]m*br[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing ([e^]m*br[=a]"s[i^]ng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace , n.] To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of giving an embrace. vb. (present participle of embrace English)