bear-hug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair huhg]
- /bɛər hʌg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bair huhg]
- /bɛər hʌg/

Definitions of bear-hug word

verb with object bear-hug to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team. 1
noun bear-hug a forcefully or heartily tight embrace. 1
noun bear-hug Wrestling. a hold in which one contestant locks both arms around the other from the front in order to make the opponent fall backward. 1

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Origin of bear-hug

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Bear-hug

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bear-hug

bear-hug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for bear-hug

noun bear-hug

hug — to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
scissors — scissors.
squeeze — to press forcibly together; compress.

All 3 Synonyms of bear-hug