"bear hug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bear hugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bear hug (plural bear hugs)
  1. Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially given by a male. Translations (any especially large hug, usually friendly): 熊抱 (xióngbào) (Chinese Mandarin), bamseknus (Danish), karhunsyleily (Finnish), karhunhali (Finnish), abraço de urso [masculine] (Portuguese), chi [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), chi-coração [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), abrazote [masculine] (Spanish), abrazazo [masculine] (Spanish), abrazo de oso [masculine] (Spanish), björnkram [common-gender] (Swedish), bamsekram [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bear_hug-en-noun-2A-PtIX0 Disambiguation of 'any especially large hug, usually friendly': 86 10 4
  2. (business) A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-bear_hug-en-noun-ihPrZWcc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 57 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 70 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 57 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 60 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 56 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 63 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 58 24 Topics: business
  3. (wrestling) A hold with the arms around the opponent. Categories (topical): Wrestling
    Sense id: en-bear_hug-en-noun-NhV~dbx0 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling

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