bear
IPA: bˈɛr
noun
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- (cooking, uncountable) The meat of this animal.
- (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- (CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
- (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
- (Australia) A koala (bear).
- (engineering) A portable punching machine.
- (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- (cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.
- (colloquial, US) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- A surname.
- (as 'the Bear') Ursa Major.
- Alternative spelling of bere (“barley”). [(chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.]
- Alternative spelling of bere (“pillowcase”). [(chiefly Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.]
verb
- (finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- (chiefly transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive, of weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) To carry upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with.
- (transitive, of garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.) To wear.
- (transitive, rarely intransitive, of a woman or female animal) To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
- (transitive) To have or display (a mark or other feature).
- (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.
- (transitive) To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
- (transitive) To have (a name, title, or designation).
- (transitive) To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
- (transitive, of an investment, loan, etc.) To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
- (transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
- (transitive, rare) To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
- (transitive) To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
- (transitive, of a thing) To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
- (transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
- (transitive) To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
- (reflexive, transitive) To behave or conduct (oneself).
- (transitive, rare) To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
- (intransitive, obsolete) To carry a burden or burdens.
- (transitive, obsolete, rare) To take or bring (a person) with oneself; to conduct.
- To support, sustain, or endure.
- (transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.
- (now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- (transitive) To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
- (transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
- (transitive) To warrant, justify the need for.
- To support, keep up, or maintain.
- (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- (transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.
- To press or impinge upon.
- (intransitive, usually with on, upon, or against) To push, thrust, press.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
- (intransitive, military, usually with on or upon) Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
- To produce, yield, give birth to.
- (transitive, ditransitive) To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
- (transitive, less commonly intransitive) To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
- (intransitive, originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
- (transitive, obsolete) To gain or win.
adjective
- (finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
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Examples of "bear" in Sentences
- There are fifty bears in the zoo.
- She was chased by the famished bear.
- The mascot of the school is the Bears.
- Equally dangerous to the boar was the bear.
- If available, the bearing might not be numerate.
- The difference is the bearings that hold the fan in place.
- The moral standing of the hack has no bearing on the science.
- Curly Bear is the Bear family daughter, and the youngest of the family.
- The bearing thus vertically and rotatably supports and lubricates the shaft.
- Bearing guides and steps may be used in aligning the bearing in the retainer.
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