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behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

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

bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"

behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

an investor with a pessimistic market outlook

have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

To support or sustain; to hold up.

To support and remove or carry; to convey.

To possess and use, as power; to exercise.

To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.

To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.

To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor

To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.

To gain or win.

To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.

To render or give; to bring forward.

To carry on, or maintain; to have.

To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

To manage, wield, or direct.

To afford; to be to; to supply with.

To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.

To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.

To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

To endure with patience; to be patient.

To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.

To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.

To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.

A bier.

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

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.

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

Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.

A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.

A portable punching machine.

To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.

Alt. of Bere

A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged. The term is applied in a general sense to the Pandects of Justinian (see Pandect), but is also specially given by authors to compilations of laws on particular topics; a summary of laws; as, Comyn's Digest; the United States Digest.

To conduct; to bring; - said of persons.

To press; - with on or upon, or against.

To relate or refer; - with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?

A block covered with coarse matting; - used to scour the deck.

To support or sustain; to hold up.

To support and remove or carry; to convey.

To possess and use, as power; to exercise.

To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.

To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.

To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor

To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.

To gain or win.

To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense, responsibility, etc.

To render or give; to bring forward.

To carry on, or maintain; to have.

To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

To manage, wield, or direct.

To afford; to be to; to supply with.

To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.

To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness.

To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

To endure with patience; to be patient.

To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring matters to bear.

To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.

To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.

A bier.

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

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.

Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.

A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market.

A portable punching machine.

To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.

Alt. of Bere

A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged. The term is applied in a general sense to the Pandects of Justinian (see Pandect), but is also specially given by authors to compilations of laws on particular topics; a summary of laws; as, Comyn's Digest; the United States Digest.

To conduct; to bring; - said of persons.

To press; - with on or upon, or against.

To relate or refer; - with on or upon; as, how does this bear on the question?

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

A block covered with coarse matting; - used to scour the deck.

Plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

A large, heavy wild animal which lives on flesh, and insects; the name of two groups of stars in the northern hemisphere called the Great Bear and the Little Bear; one who attempts to lower the value of stock in order to buy cheap; opposite to bull; a rude, uncouth, or brutal person.

To support or hold up; carry or convey; suffer or endure; be answerable for, as blame; possess, wear, or use; have in or on; contain; keep, especially in the mind; as, to bear no malice; admit or be capable of; as, his life will not bear examination; bring forth or produce; as, the oak tree bears acorns; used passively with.

Born; as, a child was born.

To be capable of supporting; be fruitful; to press, or weigh upon or against; tend; be related; take effect; be situated.

Bore, bare.

Borne.

To carry or support: to enure: to behave or conduct one's self: to bring forth or produce. -TO BEAR A HAND, to assist: to be active and not delay. (Amer.).

To suffer: to be patient: to press (with on or upon): to be situated:-pr.p. bearing; pa.t. bore; pa.p. borne (but the pa.p. when used to mean "brought forth" is born).

A wild beast; a rude person.

Bere.

Bore.

Born.

Borne; in.

To carry; endure; produce.

To support at rest; sustain.

To show; display; exhibit.

To suffer; endure; hold; maintain.

To produce; give birth to; yield fruit.

To conduct (oneself); behave.

Finance. To depress the price of (stocks, etc.).

A large carnivorous animal, with massive body and short tail.

A speculator who seeks to depress prices.

One of two constellations; the Great Bear or Little Bear. See URSA MAJOR, etc.

A carnivorous animal with long and usually shaggy hair and hooked claws; a rude unmannerly man. Either of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called the Greater and Lesser Bear. One who contracts to deliver stock, at a certain fixed price, on a specified day, in contradistinction to the bull, or he who contracts to take it; the interest of the former, in the intervening time, being that the stocks should be depressed, as the bear pulls down with its paws, and of the latter that they should rise, as the bull throws upwards with his horns.

A kind of barley raised in Scotland and the North of England; called also bigg.

To support; to carry; to wear; to suffer; to endure; to cherish; to admit of; to bring forth or produce; to possess and use, as power; to behave.

To suffer; to press or to weigh upon; to imply; to take effect; to relate; to be situated as to the point of compass with respect to something else. To bear off, to carry off; to keep from approach; to remove to a distance. To bear down, to overthrow or crush by force. To bear down upon, to make all sail to come up with. To bear hard, to press or urge. To bear on, to press against; also, to incite or animate. To bear out, to give countenance to; to support; to justify. To bear up, to keep afloat. To bear a hand, to make haste, be quick. To bear away, to change the course of a ship, when close-hauled, or sailing with a side wind, and make her run before the wind. To bear down, to drive or tend to. To bear in, to run or tend toward. To bear up, to bear away; to have fortitude; to be firm. To bear against, to approach for attack or seizure. To bear with, to endure what is unpleasing.

To carry; to support; to suffer; to produce; to bring forth.

A wild animal covered with rough shaggy hair; name of two constellations-the "Ursa Major" and the "Ursa Minor"; a name applied to a speculative jobber on the stock exchange; any brutal or ill-behaved person.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A wild quadruped of the genus Ruses. Among the species are the brown bear of Europe, the white polar bear, the grisly bear of the Rocky Mountains, the black bear of North America. One of two constellations in tile northern hemisphere, called the Greater and Lesser Bear.

A rough savage animal; the name of two constellations, called the greater and lesser Bear: in the tail of the lesser Bear is the pole star.