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bear hug

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Noun

  1. Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially given by a male.
  2. A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse.
  3. A hold with the arms around the opponent.
  4. Alternative spelling of bear hug.

Verb

  1. Alternative spelling of bearhug.

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