bearhug

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verb

To embrace in a bear hug.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounbearhug (plural bearhugs)

plural bearhugs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of bear hug.
verbbearhug (third-person singular simple present bearhugs, present participle bearhugging, simple past and past participle bearhugged)

present singular third person bearhugs · participle present bearhugging · participle past bearhugged · past bearhugged

  1. transitiveTo embrace in a bear hug.

    All around the Giants are signs and symbols of change and progression, from the once-isolated head coach, who was spotted Sunday night triumphantly bearhugging a player, to the acutely boyish quarterback, who stepped to the podium wearing the flattering look of whiskered grunge.

    2008 January 15, Harvey Araton, “In Big Ways and Small, the Giants Grew Into a Team”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bearhug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearhug

MLA

“bearhug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearhug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bearhug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearhug.

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