bear-hugv.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːhʌɡ/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrˌhəɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bear hug n.

Etymology: < bear hug n.

1. transitive. To hold (a person) firmly around the upper body so as to restrain or immobilize. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1919 Daily Free Press (Carbondale, Illinois) 20 Aug. That day the atten[d]ance at Twin City park will be too numerous to count. But before the Sister City Sinners get bear-hugged at Twin City, they must take off their ‘sneaks’.

1931 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 23 Oct. 8/5 O'Brien took the second with a series of his ‘specials’. These consist of bear-hugging his opponent, rushing him into the rope and bringing him back out with a slam.

2018 Sun (Nigeria) (Nexis) 27 June While we are on the subject of grappling in the penalty box, how did it [sc. VAR] miss the manhandling of Serbian man-mountain Aleksandar Mitrovic in the match with Switzerland, when he had not one, but two defenders bear-hugging him to the floor.

2. transitive. To give (a person) a tight, powerful, enveloping embrace as a hearty expression of greeting, farewell, or affection. Also intransitive: to engage in such an embrace.

ΚΠ

1920 Advertiser-Courier (Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri) 9 June 3/4 ‘There's Madge!’ cried her brother, as the train came to a stop. In a moment she was being bear-hugged by Harry.

1961 J. P. Lash Dag Hammarskjold xix. 266 Then there was Fidel Castro, stomping angrily out of one hotel allegedly for discriminatory treatment.., bear-hugging with Khrushchev, declaiming for 4½ hours.

1986 Sunday Tel. 4 May 9/2 The pair were shown bear-hugging on Japanese TV.

2014 Okla. Daily (Okla. Univ.) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Blogs section) 1 I just wanted to..bear-hug her classically mild-mannered and supportive parents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bear-hug
释义	bear-hugv. Brit. /ˈbɛːhʌɡ/, U.S. /ˈbɛrˌhəɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bear hug n. Etymology: < bear hug n. 1. transitive. To hold (a person) firmly around the upper body so as to restrain or immobilize. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1919 Daily Free Press (Carbondale, Illinois) 20 Aug. That day the atten[d]ance at Twin City park will be too numerous to count. But before the Sister City Sinners get bear-hugged at Twin City, they must take off their ‘sneaks’. 1931 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 23 Oct. 8/5 O'Brien took the second with a series of his ‘specials’. These consist of bear-hugging his opponent, rushing him into the rope and bringing him back out with a slam. 2018 Sun (Nigeria) (Nexis) 27 June While we are on the subject of grappling in the penalty box, how did it [sc. VAR] miss the manhandling of Serbian man-mountain Aleksandar Mitrovic in the match with Switzerland, when he had not one, but two defenders bear-hugging him to the floor. 2. transitive. To give (a person) a tight, powerful, enveloping embrace as a hearty expression of greeting, farewell, or affection. Also intransitive: to engage in such an embrace. ΚΠ 1920 Advertiser-Courier (Hermann, Gasconade County, Missouri) 9 June 3/4 ‘There's Madge!’ cried her brother, as the train came to a stop. In a moment she was being bear-hugged by Harry. 1961 J. P. Lash Dag Hammarskjold xix. 266 Then there was Fidel Castro, stomping angrily out of one hotel allegedly for discriminatory treatment.., bear-hugging with Khrushchev, declaiming for 4½ hours. 1986 Sunday Tel. 4 May 9/2 The pair were shown bear-hugging on Japanese TV. 2014 Okla. Daily (Okla. Univ.) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Blogs section) 1 I just wanted to..bear-hug her classically mild-mannered and supportive parents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1919
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