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bear hug

noun

Definitions

  1. Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially given by…

    Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially given by a male.

    • Granddad scooped up the child in a big bear hug.
    • Challenger kissed us all in her emotion, before she finally threw herself into the bear-hug of her husband.

  2. A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price…

    A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse.

  3. A hold with the arms around the opponent.

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