bear
Carry a burden
Bear is two different words with different derivations; context always makes clear which is which.
The noun bear designates a large furry mammal familiar throughout the world.
Bear may pluralize as bear or bears.
Figurative uses arising from the noun include the designation of a burly or uncouth man, or a market dealer who sells in anticipation of falling prices.
The verb bear has many related meanings, all having to do with the idea of supporting something, whether literally (bear weight or bear load) or figuratively (bear the brunt of her sister’s problems).
Bear is also used in place of have in language about reproduction and offspring, a meaning that is more familiar with the inflected forms bore and born.
Large brown bear subspecies
Permit without approval
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
patience · fortitude · resilience · sustain · survive · overcome · tenacity · grit
Upper arm joint
Ownership stakes or inventory
- shortOf limited extent
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- downturnEconomic decline period
- recessionProlonged economic decline
correction · decline · losses · pessimism · crash · volatility · trader · underperform
grizzly
Large brown bear subspecies
den · claws · fur · paw · sow · roar · salmon · ursine · omnivore · mammal
tolerate
Permit without approval
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
endurance · patience · fortitude · resilience · sustain · survive · overcome · tenacity · grit · stamina
shoulder
Upper arm joint
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
recession · correction · decline · losses · pessimism · crash · volatility · trader · underperform · contraction
powerful
Having great strength
robust · hulking · stocky · formidable · mighty · fierce · imposing · massive · lumbering · brutish
cub
Young wild mammal
chaser · scruff · muscle · polar · woof · grrr · hirsute · stocky · burly · husky
bearbull
Steer before castration
bullish · bull market · long · long position · optimist
- teddy bearsPlush toy mammals
- polar bearsWhite Arctic marine mammals
- bear upWithstand adversity courageously
- bear hugTight, enveloping embrace
- gummy bearChewy animal-shaped confection
- bear in mindKeep in awareness
bearing, bears, overbearing, bearable, unbearable, bearings, forbearance, forebear, forbearing