Noun: bear hug behr húg
- A wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
"The wrestler won the match with a powerful bear hug"
- A takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
"The tech giant's bear hug offer was too good for the startup to refuse"
Derived forms: bear hugs
Type of: takeover attempt, wrestling hold
Encyclopedia: Bear hug