bear

/bɛə(ɹ)//bɑɹ/

noun

1
A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.
2
A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
3
An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
4
A state policeman (short for smokey bear).
5
A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
6
A portable punching machine.
7
A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
8
The fifteenth Lenormand card.
9
Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
“That window can be a bear to open.”

1
To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
“to bear a railroad stock”

1
(investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
“The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.”

1
To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
“Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.”
2
To support, sustain, or endure.
3
To support, keep up, or maintain.
4
To press or impinge upon.
5
To produce, yield, give birth to.
6
(originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
“By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.”
7
To gain or win.

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