# bear hug

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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