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Bears

/bɛəz/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Bears"

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).

verb

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

verb

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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bears"

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Word	Definition
stomachnoun	An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
give birthverb	(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
gestateverb	(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
wearverb	(transitive) To have on:
containverb	(transitive) To hold inside.
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
sufferverb	(intransitive) To feel pain.
put upverb	(transitive) To place in a high location.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
standverb	To position or be positioned physically:
deliververb	To bring or transport something to its destination.
deportverb	(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
behaveverb	(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
conductnoun	Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
turn outverb	(intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
endureverb	(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
comportverb	(reflexive) To behave (in a given manner).
brooknoun	(Northeastern US) A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.