"bearhug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bearhugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bearhug (plural bearhugs)
  1. Alternative spelling of bear hug Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bear hug
    Sense id: en-bearhug-en-noun-VCwq8kp9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42

Verb

Forms: bearhugs [present, singular, third-person], bearhugging [participle, present], bearhugged [participle, past], bearhugged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} bearhug (third-person singular simple present bearhugs, present participle bearhugging, simple past and past participle bearhugged)
  1. (transitive) To embrace in a bear hug. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bearhug-en-verb-jdCYsWzR

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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