bear
      n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with
           long shaggy coats and strong claws
      2: 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 [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, 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"; "he learned to tolerate
         the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable
         marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach,
          stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
          put up]
      4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a
         heavy load"; "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 the 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; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this
         savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay]
      9: have on 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"; "I am carrying his
          child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate,
           expect]
      [also: borne, born, bore]


 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).