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bear hug

1. a wrestling hold in which the arms are locked tightly round an opponent's chest and arms
2. Commerce an approach to the board of one company by another to indicate that an offer is to be made for their shares
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In the Philippines, Grizz, Pan-Pan, and Ice Bear visited iconic places, snapped some bearfies, and shared plenty of bear hugs with thousands of fans.
"The bear hug was a stupid and ridiculous thing to do and he should have behaved himself.
If you are strong enough to bear hug a player and not let him get to the ground then you don't get a black card and that is being coached at the minute, I know well that it is
Van Duzer described the bear hug embrace as "spur of the moment and genuine," (http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/fort_pierce/obama-bear-hug-video-scott-van-duzer-enjoying-fame-after-giving-an-embrace-felt-around-the-world) according to WPTV.
Also the calming feeling of a bear hug also helps them to de-stress after a hard day - which aids sleep.
Bear Hug Stretch is billed as a premium diaper offering at no additional cost.
I had walked down to a supermarket on Columbus Avenue, when I was suddenly swept up in a massive bear hug by my friend, Alvin.
Why men of a certain frame and body-hair count are coming out of hibernation: Bear Pride in Chicago (May 26-30) promises bearaoke, a Teddy Bears Picnic, and the Boys Town Bar Crawl; * tiki-themed BearQuake Five-O in Los Angeles (July 1-4) includes a visit to Disneyland, a Bear Hug Party, and the Mr.
Two tension screws hold the open back together and snug-in your gun in a bear hug, if that's what you want.
A rare Taiwanese move away from navel-gazing, "Bear Hug" is a warmhearted, surprisingly unsentimental view of families fractured by geography and opportunity, mostly from the p.o.v, of a 9-year-old latchkey kid.
He has attended prayer services held in Belfast's Protestant-only neighborhoods, gone into English prisons, and during one retreat found himself, after a moment of honest reckoning, giving a bear hug to an inmate who had been a British soldier.
Green took that opportunity to rush Poisal, wrestle him to the ground, and place him in bear hug. Assisted by another (unidentified) witness, Green pinned Poisal until sheriff's deputies arrived moments later.