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bear hug
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bear hug
n.
A rough, tight hug.
bear hug
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a wrestling hold in which the arms are locked tightly round an opponent's chest and arms
2. any similar tight embrace
3. (Business / Commerce) Commerce an approach to the board of one company by another to indicate that an offer is to be made for their shares
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Noun1.bear hug - a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling
2.bear hug - a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
takeover attempt - an attempt to take control of a corporation


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He hobnobbed with Jack Valenti and gave bear hugs to Melissa Etheridge and director Davis Guggenheim, who both picked up Oscars for "An Inconvenient Truth.
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Sitting face-to-face, they traded shots, bear hugs, friendly threats and a series of "Shake my hand" grip challenges before Van finally jettisoned out to the parking lot to wrestle all comers.
The king of Old Mexico by Burnett, Michael / Thrasher
They called themselves the "two amigos," exchanged muscular bear hugs, and trumpeted a new era in bilateral affairs.
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