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Meaning of bear hug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.

Equivalents

Dansk bamseknus
Español abrazazo abrazo de oso abrazo úrsido abrazote
Português abraço de urso chi chi-coração

Examples

“Granddad scooped up the child in a big bear hug.”
“Challenger kissed us all in her emotion, before she finally threw herself into the bear-hug of her husband.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bear in mind bear in the air Bear Island Bear Lake Bear Lake County bear leader

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