Complete Definition of "bear hug"

English

Noun
bear hug

  1. any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly

#:Granddad scooped up the child in a big bear hug.

  1. in business, a hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse
  2. in wrestling, a hold with the arms around the opponent

Translations

trans-top|any especially hug, usually friendly
Portuguese: abraço de urso m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Revision and Credits for"bear hug"
  • 2007-07-04 01:15 - AutoFormat - -{{top}} +{{trans-top|any especially hug, usually friendly}}, gender -[[abraço de urso]] ''m'' +[[abraço de urso]] {{m}}

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