Bear meanings. All definitions of Bear

verb transitive bear to bring and tell (a message, tales, etc.) 3

verb transitive bear to move or push as if carrying 3

verb transitive bear to give, offer, or supply 3

intransitive verb bear to be productive 3

intransitive verb bear to lie in a given direction 3

intransitive verb bear to point or be aimed toward 3

intransitive verb bear to move in a given direction 3

intransitive verb bear to have bearing (on); have a relation 3

intransitive verb bear to tolerate; put up patiently (with) 3

intransitive verb bear to be oppressive; weigh 3

noun bear any of a family (Ursidae) of large, heavy, omnivorous carnivores that walk flat on the soles of their feet and have shaggy fur and a very short tail: bears are native to temperate and arctic zones 3

noun bear a person who is clumsy, rude, gruff, churlish, etc. 3

noun bear a person who believes prices on the stock or commodity markets are going to decline, esp. one who sells shares, etc. in the expectation of buying them later at a lower price 3

noun bear a difficult task 3

adjective bear falling in price 3

noun bear A bear is a person who sells shares of stock when they expect the price to drop, hoping to make a profit by buying the shares again after a short time. 3

verb with object bear Stock Exchange. to force prices down in (a market, stock, etc.). 1

verb without object bear to tend in a course or direction; move; go: to bear west; to bear left at the fork in the road. 1

verb without object bear to be located or situated: The lighthouse bears due north. 1

verb without object bear to bring forth young or fruit: Next year the tree will bear. 1

idioms bear loaded for bear, Informal. fully prepared and eager to initiate or deal with a fight, confrontation, or trouble: Keep away from the boss—he's loaded for bear today. 1

noun plural bear any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. 1

noun plural bear any of various animals resembling the bear, as the ant bear. 1

noun plural bear a gruff, burly, clumsy, bad-mannered, or rude person. 1

noun plural bear a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will decline (opposed to bull). 1

noun plural bear Informal. a person who shows great ability, enthusiasm, stamina, etc.: a bear for physics. 1

noun plural bear (initial capital letter) Astronomy. either of two constellations, Ursa Major or Ursa Minor. 1

noun plural bear Informal. a player at cards who rarely bluffs. 1

noun plural bear (initial capital letter) Russia. 1

adjective bear having to do with or marked by declining prices, as of stocks: bear market. 1

noun bear Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Saint Elias Mountains. 14,831 feet (4520 meters). 1

noun bear (of a person) Carry. 1

noun bear mammal: ursidae 1

transitive verb bear support weight 1

transitive verb bear endure sth 1

intransitive verb bear curve: left, right 1

transitive verb bear give birth to: a child 1

noun bear rude person 1

noun bear Since the latter part of the 18th century, a distinction has been made between born and borne as past participles of the verb bear1. Borne is the past participle in all senses that do not refer to physical birth: The wheatfields have borne abundantly this year. Judges have always borne a burden of responsibility. Borne is also the participle when the sense is “to bring forth (young)” and the focus is on the mother rather than on the child. In such cases, borne is preceded by a form of have or followed by by: Anna had borne a son the previous year. Two children borne by her earlier were already grown. When the focus is on the offspring or on something brought forth as if by birth, born is the standard spelling, and it occurs only in passive constructions: My friend was born in Ohio. No children have been born at the South Pole. A strange desire was born of the tragic experience. Born is also an adjective meaning “by birth,” “innate,” or “native”: born free; a born troublemaker; Mexican-born. 1

noun bear business pessimist 1

noun bear finance: short seller 1

noun bear sth difficult 1

intransitive verb bear remain 1

transitive verb bear carry sth, sb 1

transitive verb bear conduct: yourself 1

transitive verb bear assume 1

transitive verb bear withstand, stand up to 1

transitive verb bear give birth to 1

transitive verb bear ill will, resentment: harbour 1

transitive verb bear display, show sth 1

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