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Bear hug

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest wordnet
  3. 3
    A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse.
  4. 4
    a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent wordnet
  5. 5
    A hold with the arms around the opponent.

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