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bear
(b/(@)/r )

noun (n)

  • massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price(noun.person)
    Antonym:
    bull
    source: wordnet30
  • A bier.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or H. vulgare).(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • have(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Bear a resemblance.
    Bear a signature.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to be born(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    birth, deliver, give birth, have
    source: wordnet30
  • put up with something or somebody unpleasant(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I cannot bear his constant criticism.
    Synonym:
    abide, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
    source: wordnet30
  • move while holding up or supporting(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Bear gifts.
    Bear a heavy load.
    Bear news.
    Bearing orders.
    source: wordnet30
  • bring forth,(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    turn out
    source: wordnet30
  • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person(verb.possession)
    Example:
    She agreed to bear the responsibility.
    Synonym:
    accept, assume, take over
    source: wordnet30
  • contain or hold; have within(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    carry, contain, hold
    source: wordnet30
  • bring in(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Interest-bearing accounts.
    Synonym:
    pay, yield
    source: wordnet30
  • have on one's person(verb.body)
    Example:
    Bear a scar.
    Synonym:
    wear
    source: wordnet30
  • behave in a certain manner(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    acquit, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport
    source: wordnet30
  • have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices(verb.possession)
    Example:
    She bears the title of Duchess.
    Synonym:
    hold
    source: wordnet30
  • support or hold in a certain manner(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    carry, hold
    source: wordnet30
  • be pregnant with(verb.body)
    Example:
    She is bearing his child.
    Synonym:
    carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven
    source: wordnet30
  • To support or sustain; to hold up.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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