Bear

noun bears · beare

1. countable, uncountable A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
2. uncountable The meat of this animal. We had barbecued bear for dinner.
3. countable, figuratively, uncountable A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. One evening about this time, when his Lordship did me the honour to sup at my lodgings with Dr. Robertson and several other men of literary distinction, he regretted that Johnson had not been educated with more refinement, and lived more in polished society. 'No, no, my Lord, (said Signor Baretti,)
4. countable, uncountable An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. This accompt has been made to appear a bull accompt, i.e. that the bulls cannot take their stock. The fact is the reverse; it is a bear accompt, but the bears, unable to deliver their stock, have conjointly banged the market, and pocketed the tickets, to defeat the rise and loss that would have ensu
5. US, countable, slang, uncountable A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear). By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall. Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper They even had a bear in the air. I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck. We about to go a-hunti
6. countable, slang, uncountable A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. Bears are usually hunky, chunky types reminiscent of railroad engineers and former football greats.
7. Australia, countable, uncountable A koala (bear). Bunyip Bluegum was a tidy bear, he objected to whisker soup[.]
8. countable, uncountable A portable punching machine.
9. countable, uncountable A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
10. countable, uncountable The fifteenth Lenormand card.
11. US, colloquial, countable, uncountable Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore. That window can be a bear to open.

Similar: bruin, ursid, bear

verb bears · bearing · beared · beare

1. transitive To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in. to bear a railroad stock

adjective beare

1. not comparable Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall. The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.

verb bears · bearing · bore · bare · borne

1. transitive To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. They came bearing gifts.
2. transitive To carry (weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with (weapons, etc.). the right to bear arms
3. transitive To wear (garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.). The queen bore the royal scepter and crown as she processed into the hall.
4. intransitive, rare, transitive To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with). The scan showed that the ewe was bearing twins.
5. transitive To have or display (a mark or other feature). She still bears the scars from a cycling accident.
6. transitive To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. The shield bore a red cross.
7. transitive To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look). He bore the look of a defeated man.
8. transitive To have (a name, title, or designation). The school still bears the name of its founder.
9. transitive To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth). The dictator bears a terrible reputation for cruelty.
10. transitive, usually To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms. The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 3.5%.
11. transitive To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage). Only the male Indian elephant bears tusks.
12. transitive To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion). to bear a grudge, to bear ill will
13. rare, transitive To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing. The brothers had always borne one another respect.
14. transitive To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic. to bear life
15. transitive To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else. The punishment bears no relation to the crime.
16. transitive To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness. His achievements bear testimony to his ability.
17. transitive To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect). This word no longer bears its original meaning.
18. reflexive, transitive To behave or conduct (oneself). She bore herself well throughout the ordeal.
19. rare, transitive To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position). Every man should bear rule in his own house.
20. intransitive, obsolete, transitive To carry a burden or burdens.
21. obsolete, rare, transitive To take or bring (a person) with oneself; to conduct. Bear them to my house.
22. transitive To support or sustain; to hold up. This stone bears most of the weight.
23. To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with). The pain is too much for me to bear.
24. transitive To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.). The hirer must bear the cost of any repairs.
25. transitive To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. In all criminal cases the most favourable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear.
26. transitive To warrant, justify the need for. This storm definitely bears monitoring.
27. transitive To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something. […] admitted to that equal sky, / His faithful dog shall bear him company.
28. transitive To carry on, or maintain; to have. […] and he finds the Pleasure, and Credit of bearing a Part in the Conversation, and of having his Reasons sometimes approved and hearken'd to.
29. intransitive, usually, with on To push, thrust, press. The rope has frayed where it bears on the rim of the wheel.
30. figuratively, intransitive To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant. to bring arguments to bear
31. intransitive Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target. The cannons were wheeled around to bear upon the advancing troops.
32. ditransitive, transitive To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object). In Troy she becomes Paris’ wife, bearing him several children, all of whom die in infancy.
33. intransitive, transitive, uncommon To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops. This year our apple trees bore a good crop of fruit.
34. intransitive To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere). Carry on past the church and then bear left at the junction.
35. obsolete, transitive To gain or win. Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.

noun

1. alternative, uncountable Alternative spelling of bere (“barley”).bere There are several plots of those species of barley called big, which is six-rowed barley; or bear, which is four-rowed, cultivated.

Similar: bear, bruin, ursid

noun bere

1. alternative, uncountable Alternative spelling of bere (“pillowcase”).bere And, according to this, one of my Neighbours made a Bag, like a Pillow-bear, of the ordinary six-penny yard Cloth, and boiled his Hops in it half an Hour; then he took them out, and put in another Bag of the like Quantity of fresh Hops, […]

Similar: bear, bruin, ursid

proper noun

1. A surname.
2. The constellation Ursa Major. But he must ever watch the northern Bear, Who from her frozen height with jealous eye Confronts the Dog and the Hunter in the south, And is alone not dipt in Ocean's stream.
3. A male given name. Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear.
4. An unincorporated community in Garland County, Arkansas.
5. A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
6. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Idaho.