bear hug meaning

bear hug as a noun

1. a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

   Type of: wrestling hold

2. a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest

   Type of: takeover attempt

bear hug in a sentence

• Vladimir gave Anna a bear hug.
• Ziri threw his arms around Rima in a bear hug.

How to pronounce bear hug

bear hug is pronounced /bɛə hʌɡ/ in British English and /bɛr hʌɡ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.