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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]r); p. pr & vb n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS beran, beoran to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb["a]ren, Goth. ba['i]ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw b["a]ra, Dan. b[ae]re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr fe`rein, OSlav brati to take carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[.r] to bear. [root]92. Cf {Fertile}.] 1. To support or sustain; to hold up 2. To support and remove or carry; to convey. I 'll bear your logs the while --Shak. 3. To conduct; to bring -- said of persons. [Obs.] Bear them to my house. --Shak. 4. To possess and use as power; to exercise. Every man should bear rule in his own house. --Esther i. 22. 5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as the tablet bears this inscription. 6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as to bear a sword, badge, or name 7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbor --Dryden. The ancient grudge I bear him --Shak. 8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. --Pope. I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear. --Shelley. My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv 13. 9. To gain or win. [Obs.] Some think to bear it by speaking a great word --Bacon. She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge. --Latimer. 10. To sustain, or be answerable for as blame, expense, responsibility, etc He shall bear their iniquities. --Is. liii 11. Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden. 11. To render or give to bring forward. ``Your testimony bear'' --Dryden. 12. To carry on or maintain; to have ``The credit of bearing a part in the conversation.'' --Locke. 13. To admit or be capable of that is to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. In all criminal cases the most favorable interpretation should be put on words that they can possibly bear. --Swift. 14. To manage, wield, or direct. ``Thus must thou thy body bear.'' --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct. Hath he borne himself penitently in prison ? --Shak. 15. To afford; to be to to supply with His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope. 16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest. Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore. --Dryden. Note: In the passive form of this verb the best modern usage restricts the past participle born to the sense of brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses of the word In the active form borne alone is used as the past participle. {To bear down}. a To force into a lower place to carry down to depress or sink. ``His nose, . . . large as were the others bore them down into insignificance.'' --Marryat. b To overthrow or crush by force; as to bear down an enemy. {To bear a hand}. a To help; to give assistance. b (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick. {To bear in hand}, to keep one up in expectation, usually by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] ``How you were borne in hand, how crossed.'' --Shak. {To bear in mind}, to remember. {To bear off}. a To restrain; to keep from approach. b (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything as to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat. c To gain; to carry off as a prize. {To bear one hard}, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] ``C[ae]sar doth bear me hard.'' --Shak. {To bear out}. a To maintain and support to the end to defend to the last ``Company only can bear a man out in an ill thing.'' --South. b To corroborate; to confirm. {To bear up}, to support; to keep from falling or sinking. ``Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.'' --Addison. Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer; endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bear \Bear\, v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. This age to blossom, and the next to bear. --Dryden. 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. But man is born to bear. --Pope. 3. To endure with patience; to be patient. I can not can not bear. --Dryden. 4. To press; -- with on or upon or against. These men bear hard on the suspected party. --Addison. 5. To take effect; to have influence or force; as to bring matters to bear. 6. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon as how does this bear on the question? 7. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect. Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain time upon the platform. --Hawthorne. 8. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect to something else; as the land bears N. by E. {To bear against}, to approach for attack or seizure; as a lion bears against his prey. [Obs.] {To bear away} (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and make her run before the wind. {To bear back}, to retreat. ``Bearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist.'' --Sir W. Scott. {To bear down upon} (Naut.), to approach from the windward side as the fleet bore down upon the enemy. {To bear in with} (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as a ship bears in with the land. {To bear off} (Naut.), to steer away as from land. {To bear up}. a To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to sink; as to bear up under afflictions. b (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put the ship before the wind; to bear away --Hamersly. {To bear upon} (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); as to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center. {To bear up to}, to tend or move toward; as to bear up to one another. {To bear with}, to endure; to be indulgent to to forbear to resent, oppose, or punish. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bear \Bear\, n. A bier. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bear \Bear\, n. [OE. bere, AS bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b["a]r, Icel. & Sw bj["o]rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr ? beast, Skr. bhalla bear.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects. Note: The European brown bear ({U. arctos}), the white polar bear ({U. maritimus}), the grizzly bear ({U. horribilis}), the American black bear, and its variety the cinnamon bear ({U. Americanus}), the Syrian bear ({Ursus Syriacus}), and the sloth bear, are among the notable species. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. 3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the {Great Bear} and the {Lesser Bear}, or {Ursa Major} and {Ursa Minor}. 4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person. 5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the market. Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose interest it is the one to depress, and the other to raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to the bear's habit of pulling down and the bull's of tossing up 6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine. 7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to scour the deck. {Australian bear}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Koala}. {Bear baiting}, the sport of baiting bears with dogs. {Bear caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp. of the genus {Euprepia}. {Bear garden}. a A place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting. b Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted. --M. Arnold. {Bear leader}, one who leads about a performing bear for money; hence a facetious term for one who takes charge of a young man on his travels. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bear \Bear\, v. t. (Stock Exchange) To endeavor to depress the price of or prices in as to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bear \Bear\, Bere \Bere\, n. [AS. bere. See {Barley}.] (Bot.) Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former ({Hord. vulgare}). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bear n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws 2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook [ant: {bull}] v 1: have: "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" 2: give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: {give birth}, {deliver}, {birthe}, {birth}, {have}] 3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" [syn: {endure}, {stomach}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}] 4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; also with communication nouns: "bear news"; "bearing orders" 5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn: {turn out}] 6: take on as one's own expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" [syn: {take over}, {accept}, {assume}] 7: contain or hold have within: "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn: {hold}, {carry}, {contain}] 8: bring in as of investments; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: {yield}, {pay}] 9: have one one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {wear}] 10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {acquit}, {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}] 11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" [syn: {hold}] 12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: {hold}, {carry}] 13: be pregnant with "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January" [syn: {carry}, {gestate}, {expect}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bear, DE Zip code(s): 19701 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Bear a native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended his flocks against the attacks of a bear (1 Sam. 17:34-37). Bears came out of the wood and destroyed the children who mocked the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 2:24). Their habits are referred to in Isa. 59:11; Prov. 28:15; Lam. 3:10. The fury of the female bear when robbed of her young is spoken of (2 Sam. 17:8; Prov. 17:12; Hos. 13:8). In Daniel's vision of the four great monarchies, the Medo-Persian empire is represented by a bear (7:5).
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