bear
/bɛɚ/ noun A1- 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.
- The meat of this animal. · We had barbecued bear for dinner.
- A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
- A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
- A portable punching machine.
- A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
Plural bears
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- bear away To steer away from the wind
- bear down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, ...
- bear in To move quickly and sharply in an inward direction during...
- bear off To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
- bear on To influence, have an effect on.
- bear out To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to pro...
- bear up To sail close to the wind.
From the library
This piece of rudeness was more than Alice could bear: she got up in great disgust, and walked off; the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and neither of the others took the least notice of her going, though she looked back once or twice, half hoping that they would call after her: the last time she saw them, they were trying to put the Dormouse into the teapot.
“And I couldn’t bear to have you give up your lessons; and I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry.
Then the only other creature who is allowed at the Pack Council--Baloo, the sleepy brown bear who teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle: old Baloo, who can come and go where he pleases because he eats only nuts and roots and honey--rose upon his hind quarters and grunted.
Oppress not the cubs of the stranger, but hail them as Sister and Brother, For though they are little and fubsy, it may be the Bear is their mother.
Other matches
- bear To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. A2
- bear To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices... C2
- bear Characterized by declining prices in securities... C2
- bear away To steer away from the wind
- bear down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- bear in To move quickly and sharply in an inward direct...
- bear off To gain
- bear on To influence, have an effect on.
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