[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bear \bear\ b^ar, v. t. imp. bore b=or formerly
   bare b^ar; p. p. born b^orn, borne b=orn;
   p. pr.  vb. n. bearing. oe. beren, as. beran, beoran, to
   bear, carry, produce; akin to d. baren to bring forth, g.
   gebaumren, goth. ba'iran to bear or carry, icel. bera,
   sw. baumra, dan. baere, 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. root92. cf.
   fertile.
   1. to support or sustain; to hold up.
      1913 webster

   2. to support and remove or carry; to convey.
      1913 webster

            i 'll bear your logs the while.       --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. obs.
      1913 webster

            bear them to my house.                --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. to possess and use, as power; to exercise.
      1913 webster

            every man should bear rule in his own house.
                                                  --esther i.
                                                  22.
      1913 webster

   5. to sustain; to have on written or inscribed, or as a
      mark, as, the tablet bears this inscription.
      1913 webster

   6. to possess or carry, as a mark of authority or
      distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
      1913 webster

   7. to possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to
      entertain; to harbor --dryden.
      1913 webster

            the ancient grudge i bear him.        --shak.
      1913 webster

   8. to endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
      1913 webster

            should such a man, too fond to rule alone,
            bear, like the turk, no brother near the throne.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

            i cannot bear
            the murmur of this lake to hear.      --shelley.
      1913 webster

            my punishment is greater than i can bear. --gen. iv.
                                                  13.
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   9. to gain or win. obs.
      1913 webster

            some think to bear it by speaking a great word.
                                                  --bacon.
      1913 webster

            she was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of
            friends and bribing of the judge.     --latimer.
      1913 webster

   10. to sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,
       responsibility, etc.
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             he shall bear their iniquities.      --is. liii.
                                                  11.
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             somewhat that will bear your charges. --dryden.
       1913 webster

   11. to render or give; to bring forward. "your testimony
       bear" --dryden.
       1913 webster

   12. to carry on, or maintain; to have. "the credit of bearing
       a part in the conversation." --locke.
       1913 webster

   13. to admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain
       without violence, injury, or change.
       1913 webster

             in all criminal cases the most favorable
             interpretation should be put on words that they can
             possibly bear.                       --swift.
       1913 webster

   14. to manage, wield, or direct. "thus must thou thy body
       bear." --shak. hence: to behave; to conduct.
       1913 webster

             hath he borne himself penitently in prison? --shak.
       1913 webster

   15. to afford; to be to; to supply with.
       1913 webster

             his faithful dog shall bear him company. --pope.
       1913 webster

   16. to bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;
       to bear children; to bear interest.
       1913 webster

             here dwelt the man divine whom samos bore.
                                                  --dryden.
       1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   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.
       d backgammon to remove from the backgammon board into
           the home when the position of the piece and the dice
           provide the proper opportunity; -- the goal of the
           game is to bear off all of one's men before the
           opponent.

   to bear one hard, to owe one a grudge. obs. "caesar
      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.
      1913 webster

   syn: to uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;
        endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.
        1913 webster
see also:
bore bare born borne bearing fertile 
to bear down to bear a hand to bear in hand to bear in mind to bear off 
to bear one hard to bear out to bear up 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bear \bear\ b^ar, v. i.
   1. to produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to
      barrenness.
      1913 webster

            this age to blossom, and the next to bear. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to suffer, as in carrying a burden.
      1913 webster

            but man is born to bear.              --pope.
      1913 webster

   3. to endure with patience; to be patient.
      1913 webster

            i can not, can not bear.              --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. to press; -- with on or upon, or against.
      1913 webster

            these men bear hard on the suspected party.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster

   5. to take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring
      matters to bear.
      1913 webster

   6. to relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this
      bear on the question?
      1913 webster

   7. to have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
      1913 webster

            her sentence bore that she should stand a certain
            time upon the platform.               --hawthorne.
      1913 webster

   8. to be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect
      to something else; as, the land bears n. by e.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
to bear against to bear away to bear back to bear down upon to bear in with to bear off 
to bear up to bear upon to bear up to to bear with 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bear \bear\ b=er, n.
   a bier. obs. --spenser.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bear \bear\ b^ar, n. oe. bere, as. bera; akin to d. beer,
   ohg. bero, pero, g. baumr, icel.  sw. bj"orn, and
   possibly to l. fera wild beast, gr. fh`r beast, skr. bhalla
   bear.
   1913 webster
   1. zool. any species of the genus ursus, and of the
      closely allied genera. bears are plantigrade carnivora,
      but they live largely on fruit and insects.
      1913 webster

   note: the european brown bear ursus arctos, the white
         polar bear ursus maritimus, the grizzly bear
         ursus horribilis, the american black bear, and its
         variety the cinnamon bear ursus americanus, the
         syrian bear ursus syriacus, and the sloth bear, are
         among the notable species.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   4. metaphorically: a brutal, coarse, or morose person.
      1913 webster

   5. stock exchange a person who sells stocks or securities
      for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
      market.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   6. mach. a portable punching machine.
      1913 webster

   7. naut. a block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
      scour the deck.
      1913 webster

   australian bear. zool. see koala.

   bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.

   bear caterpillar zool., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
ursus carnivora ursus arctos ursus maritimus ursus horribilis ursus americanus 
ursus syriacus great bear lesser bear ursa major ursa minor 
australian bear koala bear baiting bear caterpillar euprepia 
bear garden bear leader 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster bear

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bear \bear\, bere \bere\ b=er, n. as. bere. see barley.
   bot.
   barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley,
   commonly the former hordeum hexastichon or hordeum
   vulgare. obs. except in north of eng. and scot.
   1913 webster
see also:
barley hordeum hexastichon hordeum vulgare 

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
bull give birth deliver birth have digest 
endure stick out stomach stand tolerate 
support brook abide suffer put up 
turn out take over accept assume hold 
carry contain yield pay wear 
behave acquit deport conduct comport 
have a bun in the oven gestate expect borne born 
bore 

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

409 moby thesaurus words for "bear":
   cape polecat, tartar, abide, abide with, acquiesce, acquit, act,
   admit of, affect, afflict, afford, afford support, aim, allow,
   answer, ape, appertain, apply, assault, attend, author, avail,
   back, back up, bar, be confined, be equal to, be worthy of,
   bear a child, bear account, bear fruit, bear on, bear out,
   bear the market, bear up, bear upon, bear with, bear young, beget,
   bide, birth, blink at, bolster, bolster up, boost, bosom, bow,
   brace, brave, breed, bring, bring about, bring forth,
   bring to birth, bring to effect, bring to pass, brook, buck, bull,
   bull the market, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, buoy up, butt,
   butt against, buttress, calve, carry, cast, cause, cavy, chaperon,
   cheer, cherish, chimp, chimpanzee, cling to, clip, companion,
   comport, conceive, concern, condone, conduct, confirm, connive at,
   consort with, convey, convoy, coon, correspond, corroborate,
   countenance, cradle, cram, crank, create, crosspatch, crowd, crush,
   crutch, cushion, defer, deliver, demean, deport, develop, dig,
   digest, display, dispose, do, do it, dragon, drive, drop, effect,
   effectuate, elbow, embosom, embrace, encourage, endure, engender,
   entertain, escort, establish, exhibit, experience, fabricate,
   farrow, fashion, father, fawn, feist, ferret, ferry, fill the bill,
   finance, fire-eater, fly, foal, fondle, force, form, foster,
   foumart, found, freight, fructify, fruit, fulfill, fund, furnish,
   fury, generate, gestate, get by, give birth, give birth to,
   give occasion to, give origin to, give rise to, give support,
   glutton, go, go around, go on, goad, grizzly bear, grouch,
   groundhog, guinea pig, hack it, hang in, hang in there, hang tough,
   harbor, have, have a baby, have and hold, have young, head,
   hear of, hedgehog, hold, hold a heading, hold on to, hold out,
   hold up, hothead, hotspur, hug, hump, hurtle, hustle, inaugurate,
   incline, indulge, influence, institute, invent, invite, involve,
   jab, jam, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, just do, keep, keep afloat,
   keep up, kitten, labor, lamb, lead, lend support, lie in, lift,
   light out, litter, lug, lump, lump it, mainstay, maintain, make,
   make allowances for, make do, make the grade, manhandle,
   manipulate the market, meet, meet requirements, merit, monk,
   monkey, mother, mousehound, move, multiply, nudge, nurse, nurture,
   occasion, opossum, originate, overlook, pack, parallel, pass,
   pass muster, peg the market, permit, persevere, pertain,
   pile drive, pillow, point, poke, polecat, porcupine, possess,
   possum, prairie dog, press, procreate, prod, produce, prop,
   prop up, propagate, provoke, punch, pup, push, put up with,
   qualify, quill pig, quit, raccoon, raid the market, ram, ram down,
   rattle, reach, realize, refer, reinforce, relate, reproduce,
   rig the market, run, run against, satisfy, serve,
   serve the purpose, set, set afloat, set on foot, set out, set up,
   shake, shape, shore, shore up, short, short account,
   short interest, short seller, short side, shorts, shoulder, shove,
   show, sire, skunk, sorehead, spare, spare the price, spawn, squab,
   squash, squeeze, squish, stand, stand for, stand up, stand up to,
   stay, steer, stick, stick out, still, stomach, stress, stretch,
   strike out, submit, subsidize, substantiate, subvention,
   subventionize, suffer, suffice, support, survive, sustain, swallow,
   sweat out, take, take it, take off, take up with, tamp, tend,
   tend to go, throw, thrust, tie in with, tolerate, torment, torture,
   tote, touch, touch on, touch upon, transport, travail, treasure,
   treasure up, trend, try, turn, turn out, ugly customer, underbrace,
   undergird, undergo, underlie, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold,
   upkeep, verge, waft, warrant, wash sales, weasel, well afford,
   whelp, whipsaw, whisk, whistle-pig, wing, wink at, wish, withstand,
   wolverine, woodchuck, work, yean, yield, zoril

[9] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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.
   

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

bear, de
  zip codes: 19701

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

bear, de -- u.s. census designated place in delaware
   population 2000:    17593
   housing units 2000: 6265
   land area 2000:     5.743051 sq. miles 14.874434 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    5.743051 sq. miles 14.874434 sq. km
   fips code:            04130
   located within:       delaware de, fips 10
   location:             39.620362 n, 75.684776 w
   zip codes 1990:     19701
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    bear, de
    bear

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