bear hug
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bear hug
noun bear hugs
- 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.
- A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse.
- A hold with the arms around the opponent.
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noun any especially large hug, usually friendly
| Español | abrazote, abrazazo, abrazo de oso, abrazo úrsido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 熊抱 xióngbào |
| Português | abraço de urso, chi, chi-coração |
Talk about this word "bear hug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bear%20hug. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bear hug. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bear%20hug "bear hug." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bear%20hug.
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@misc{bear_hug_2026,
title = {bear hug},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bear%20hug},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
