Bear

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To carry (something) on one's person from one place to another.
  • intransitive verb. To move from one place to another while containing or supporting (something); convey or transport: synonym: carry.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to move by or with steady pressure; push.
  • intransitive verb. To carry or hold in the mind over time; harbor.
  • intransitive verb. To have as a visible characteristic or attribute.
  • intransitive verb. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To hold up; support.
  • intransitive verb. To be accountable for; assume.
  • intransitive verb. To have a tolerance for; endure: synonym: endure.
  • intransitive verb. To have grounds for; call for; warrant.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To give birth to.
  • intransitive verb. To produce; yield: synonym: produce.
  • intransitive verb. To offer; render.
  • intransitive verb. To yield fruit; produce.
  • intransitive verb. To have relevance or influence; apply.
  • intransitive verb. To endure something with tolerance or patience.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To extend or proceed in a specified direction.
  • intransitive verb. To be directed or aimed in a certain direction or at a target.
  • phrasal verb. To exert muscular pressure downward, as in giving birth to a baby.
  • phrasal verb. To advance in a threatening manner.
  • phrasal verb. To apply maximum effort and concentration.
  • phrasal verb. To prove to be right or justified; confirm.
  • phrasal verb. To withstand stress, difficulty, or attrition.
  • idiom. (bear a relation/relationship) To have an association with or relevance to.
  • idiom. (bear a resemblance/liking) /similarity) To be similar to; appear or function like.
  • idiom. (bear down on) To move rapidly toward.
  • idiom. (bear down on) To affect in a harmful or adverse way.
  • idiom. (bear fruit) To come to a satisfactory conclusion or to fruition.
  • idiom. (bear in mind) To hold in one's mind; remember.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Any of various usually omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae that have a shaggy coat and a short tail and walk with the entire lower surface of the foot touching the ground.
  • noun. Any of various other animals, such as the koala, that resemble a true bear.
  • noun. A large, clumsy, or ill-mannered person.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. One, such as an investor, that sells securities or commodities in expectation of falling prices.
  • noun. A pessimist, especially regarding business conditions.
  • noun. Something that is difficult or unpleasant.
  • noun. A highway patrol officer.
  • noun. A hairy, stocky gay man.
  • adjective. Characterized by falling prices.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Barley: a word now used chiefly in the north of England and in Scotland for the common four-rowed barley, Hordeum vulgare. The six-rowed kind, H. hexastichon, is called big.
  • noun. A pillow-case: usually in composition, pillow-bear.
  • noun. The panda, Ælurus fulgens, otherwise called bear-cat.
  • To support; hold up; sustain: as, a pillar or a girder bears the superincumbent weight.
  • To support in movement; carry; convey.
  • To suffer; endure; undergo: as, to bear punishment, blame, etc.
  • Word Usage
    ""I had rather _bear with_ you than _bear_ you; yet if I did bear you, I should bear no _cross_, for I think you have no _money_ in your purse.""
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    bull  
    Equivalent
    bere  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    birth  deliver  feature  give birth  have  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adair  Aer  Altair  Astaire  Ayre  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beads  beast  beauty  bull  call  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    bore  born  borne  
    verb-form
    bearing  bears  bore  born  borne