bear hug

bear hug
    n 1: a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the
         opponent
    2: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target
       company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
    

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "bear hug":
      bite, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clinging, clutch,
      death grip, embrace, enfoldment, firm hold, foothold, footing,
      grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hold, hug, iron grip, nip, purchase,
      seizure, squeeze, tight grip, toehold