Main entry: bear
Definition: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
Main entry: bear
Definition: 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
Definition: have on one's person
Usage: He wore a red ribbon; bear a scar
Main entry: deliver, have, give birth, birth, bear
Definition: cause to be born
Usage: My wife had twins yesterday!
Main entry: have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, carry, bear
Definition: be pregnant with
Usage: She is bearing his child; The are expecting another child in January; I am carrying his child
Main entry: endure, put up, digest, bear, abide, brook, stand, suffer, support, tolerate, stick out, stomach
Definition: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Usage: I cannot bear his constant criticism; The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks; he learned to tolerate the heat; She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
Main entry: bear
Definition: move while holding up or supporting
Usage: Bear gifts; bear a heavy load; bear news; bearing orders
Definition: support or hold in a certain manner
Usage: She holds her head high; He carried himself upright
Definition: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
Usage: The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
Definition: bring in
Usage: interest-bearing accounts; How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
Main entry: bear, accept, assume, take over
Definition: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
Usage: I'll accept the charges; She agreed to bear the responsibility
Definition: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
Usage: She bears the title of Duchess; He held the governorship for almost a decade
Main entry: acquit, bear, behave, conduct, deport, carry, comport
Definition: behave in a certain manner
Usage: She carried herself well; he bore himself with dignity; They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
Main entry: bear
Definition: have
Usage: bear a resemblance; bear a signature
Main entry: hold, carry, contain, bear
Definition: contain or hold; have within
Usage: The jar carries wine; The canteen holds fresh water; This can contains water