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noun • a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent • a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest | ||||||||
| 47% | 7 | Hold animal with tight grip | ||||||
noun • Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially between males. • A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse. • A hold with the arms around the opponent. verb • To embrace in a bear hug. | ||||||||
| 36% | 6 | A term used to describe a tight grip or hold | ||||||
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Hold Animal With Tight Grip Crossword Clue
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BEARHUG which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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BEARHUG
Updated: October 15, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A slang term for a tight grip or hold on something | |
2 | A term used to describe a tight grip or hold | |
3 | Fastener; hold in a firm grip
Telegraph Cross Atlantic -
19 Mar 2024 | Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 19 Mar 2024 |
4 | So returning in the grip of tight authoritarian
The Guardian Cryptic -
16 Jun 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 16 Jun 2017 |
5 | The bail or grip of a bucket, cup, mug, utensil etc that takes its name from the extremity used to hold said part; the tactile qualities of a textile; or, a slang term for one’s name
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
04 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 04 Mar 2023 |
6 | They grip and hold on in the last resort
The Guardian Cryptic -
20 May 2013 | The Guardian Cryptic / 20 May 2013 |
7 | Tight grip
New York Times -
11 Sep 1981 | New York Times / 11 Sep 1981 |
