bear

1. v. t. To support or sustain; to hold up. Source: opted

2. v. t. To support and remove or carry; to convey. Source: opted

3. v. t. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. Source: opted

4. v. t. To possess and use, as power; to exercise. Source: opted

5. v. t. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription. Source: opted

6. v. t. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name. Source: opted

7. v. t. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor Source: opted

8. v. t. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer. Source: opted

9. v. t. To gain or win. Source: opted

10. v. t. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc. Source: opted

11. v. t. To render or give; to bring forward. Source: opted

12. v. t. To carry on, or maintain; to have. Source: opted

13. v. t. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. Source: opted

14. v. t. To manage, wield, or direct. Source: opted

15. v. t. To behave; to conduct. Source: opted

16. v. t. To afford; to be to; to supply with. Source: opted

17. v. t. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest. Source: opted

18. v. i. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. Source: opted

19. v. i. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. Source: opted

20. v. i. To endure with patience; to be patient. Source: opted

21. v. i. To press; -- with on or upon, or against. Source: opted

22. v. i. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear. Source: opted

23. v. i. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question? Source: opted

24. v. i. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect. Source: opted

25. v. i. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E. Source: opted

26. n. A bier. Source: opted

27. n. Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects. Source: opted

28. n. An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear. Source: opted

29. n. One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Source: opted

30. n. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person. Source: opted

31. n. A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market. Source: opted

32. n. A portable punching machine. Source: opted

33. n. A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck. Source: opted

34. v. t. To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market. Source: opted

35. n. Alt. of Bere Source: opted

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