bear

Definitions of bear in various dictionaries:

noun - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

noun - an investor with a pessimistic market outlook

verb - have

verb - cause to be born

verb - put up with something or somebody unpleasant

verb - move while holding up or supporting

verb - bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"

verb - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

verb - contain or hold

verb - bring in

verb - have on one's person

verb - behave in a certain manner

verb - have rightfully

verb - support or hold in a certain manner

verb - be pregnant with

To hold up; support.

To carry on one’s person; convey.

To carry in the mind; harbor: bear a grudge.

To transmit at large; relate: bearing glad tidings.

To have as a visible characteristic: bore a scar on the left arm.

To have as a quality; exhibit: “A thousand different shapes it bears” (Abraham Cowley).

To carry (oneself) in a specified way; conduct: She bore herself with dignity.

To be accountable for; assume: bearing heavy responsibilities.

To have a tolerance for; endure: couldn’t bear his lying.

To call for; warrant: This case bears investigation.

To give birth to.

To produce; yield: plants bearing flowers.

To offer; render: I will bear witness to the deed.

To move by or as if by steady pressure; push: “boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (F.

To yield fruit; produce: peach trees that bear every summer.

To have relevance; apply: They studied the ways in which the relativity theory bears on the history of science.

To exert pressure, force, or influence.

To force oneself along; forge.

To endure something with tolerance and patience: Bear with me while I explain matters.

To extend or proceed in a specified direction: The road bears to the right at the bottom of the hill.

To overwhelm; vanquish.

These verb s are compared in the sense of withstanding or sustaining what is difficult or painful to undergo.

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.

Any of various other animals, such as the koala, that resemble a true bear.

A large, clumsy, or ill-mannered person.

One, such as an investor, that sells securities or commodities in expectation of falling prices.

A pessimist, especially regarding business conditions.

Something that is difficult or unpleasant: The final exam was a bear.

A police officer, especially one using radar to apprehend speeding motorists.

verb - to continue in existence

BEAR - Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears ar...