Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bear
10 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
=> carry
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> twin
=> drop
=> foal
=> kitten
=> lamb
=> litter
Sense 3
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept live with swallow
=> stand for hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take undergo, submit
=> sit out
=> pay
Sense 4
bear
=> frogmarch
=> piggyback
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> spin off
=> seed
=> crop
=> overbear
=> fruit
Sense 6
bear, take over accept assume
=> face the music
Sense 7
hold bear, carry, contain
=> retain
=> house
=> surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
=> enclose, hold in confine
Sense 8
yield, pay bear
=> net, clear
=> pay off
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> fluster
=> assert, put forward
=> deal
=> walk around
=> pose
Sense 12
hold carry, bear
=> stoop
=> piggyback
=> poise, balance
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bear
10 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
=> carry
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> twin
=> drop
=> foal
=> kitten
=> lamb
=> litter
=> cub
=> whelp, pup
=> farrow, pig
=> fawn
=> calve, have young
Sense 3
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept live with swallow
=> stand for hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take undergo, submit
=> test
=> sit out
=> pay
Sense 4
bear
=> frogmarch
=> piggyback
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> spin off
=> seed
=> crop
=> overbear
=> fruit
Sense 6
bear, take over accept assume
=> face the music
Sense 7
hold bear, carry, contain
=> retain
=> house
=> surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
=> twine
=> wreath, wreathe
=> girth, girt, begird, gird
=> cloister
=> enclose, hold in confine
=> bound, border
=> skirt
=> verge
=> shore
=> rail, rail in
=> box in box up
=> frame
Sense 8
yield, pay bear
=> net, clear
=> pay off
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> fluster
=> assert, put forward
=> deal
=> walk around
=> pose
=> attitudinize, attitudinise
Sense 12
hold carry, bear
=> stoop
=> piggyback
=> poise, balance
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> fluster
=> assert, put forward
=> deal
=> walk around
=> pose
=> attitudinize, attitudinise
Entailment of verb bear
3 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> conceive
Sense 4
bear
=> move displace
=> move
Sense 13
bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> conceive
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bear
13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
=> have feature
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
Sense 3
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow let countenance
Sense 4
bear
=> transport, carry
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> make create
Also See-> bear out#1
Sense 6
bear, take over accept assume
=> take
Sense 7
hold bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 8
yield, pay bear
=> gain, take in clear, make earn, realize, realise, pull in bring in
Sense 9
wear, bear
=> have feature
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> hold carry, bear
=> act move
Sense 11
bear, hold
=> have have got hold
Sense 12
hold carry, bear
Sense 13
bear, carry, gestate, expect
Familiarity of verb bear
bear used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 13)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bear
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
Sense 13
bear, carry, gestate, expect
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Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> hold carry, bear
=> act move
Sense 12
hold carry, bear
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Sense 1
bear
=> have feature
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Sense 3
endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow let countenance
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Sense 4
bear
=> transport, carry
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Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> make create
--------------
Sense 6
bear, take over accept assume
=> take
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Sense 7
hold bear, carry, contain
=> include
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Sense 8
yield, pay bear
=> gain, take in clear, make earn, realize, realise, pull in bring in
--------------
Sense 9
wear, bear
=> have feature
--------------
Sense 11
bear, hold
=> have have got hold
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Grep of noun bearing
armorial bearing
ball bearing
bearing
bearing brass
bearing false witness
bearing metal
bearing rein
bearing wall
childbearing
heraldic bearing
journal bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing
thrust bearing
Overview of noun bearing
The noun bearing has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bearing -- (relevant relation or interconnection: "those issues have no bearing on our situation")
2. (1) bearing, heading, aim -- (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
3. (1) bearing, comportment, presence, mien -- (dignified manner or conduct)
4. carriage, bearing, posture -- (characteristic way of bearing one's body: "stood with good posture")
5. charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing -- (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
6. bearing -- (a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily)
Overview of verb bear
The verb bear has 13 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (25) bear -- (have: "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature")
2. (17) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!")
3. (13) endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat")
4. (10) bear -- (move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; also with communication nouns: "bear news"; "bearing orders")
5. (6) bear, turn out -- (bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers")
6. (5) bear, take over accept assume -- (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility")
7. (4) hold bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
8. (4) yield, pay bear -- (bring in as of investments; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?")
9. (1) wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")
10. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times")
11. bear, hold -- (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade")
12. hold carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")
13. bear, carry, gestate, expect -- (be pregnant with "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child")
Overview of adj bearing
The adj bearing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bearing -- ((of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain)
2. bearing -- ((combining form) producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees")
Antonyms of adj bearing
2 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing(postnominal) (vs. nonbearing)
nonbearing (vs. bearing)
=> dividing(postnominal)
Sense 2
bearing
INDIRECT (VIA productive) -> unproductive
Similarity of adj bearing
2 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing(postnominal) (vs. nonbearing)
=> load-bearing(postnominal), supporting(postnominal)
Sense 2
bearing
=> productive (vs. unproductive)
Attributes of adj bearing
Familiarity of adj bearing
bearing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj bearing
bearing
childbearing
cone-bearing
forbearing
gold-bearing
interest-bearing
load-bearing
nonbearing
oil-bearing
overbearing
talebearing
unforbearing
young-bearing
Overview of noun bearing
The noun bearing has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bearing -- (relevant relation or interconnection: "those issues have no bearing on our situation")
2. (1) bearing, heading, aim -- (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
3. (1) bearing, comportment, presence, mien -- (dignified manner or conduct)
4. carriage, bearing, posture -- (characteristic way of bearing one's body: "stood with good posture")
5. charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing -- (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
6. bearing -- (a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily)
Overview of verb bear
The verb bear has 13 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (25) bear -- (have: "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature")
2. (17) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!")
3. (13) endure, stomach, bear, stand tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat")
4. (10) bear -- (move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; also with communication nouns: "bear news"; "bearing orders")
5. (6) bear, turn out -- (bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers")
6. (5) bear, take over accept assume -- (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility")
7. (4) hold bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
8. (4) yield, pay bear -- (bring in as of investments; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?")
9. (1) wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")
10. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times")
11. bear, hold -- (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade")
12. hold carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")
13. bear, carry, gestate, expect -- (be pregnant with "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child")
Overview of adj bearing
The adj bearing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bearing -- ((of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain)
2. bearing -- ((combining form) producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees")
bearing definition
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