[1] : 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.
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            this age to blossom, and the next to bear. --dryden.
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   2. to suffer, as in carrying a burden.
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            but man is born to bear.              --pope.
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   3. to endure with patience; to be patient.
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            i can not, can not bear.              --dryden.
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   4. to press; -- with on or upon, or against.
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            these men bear hard on the suspected party.
                                                  --addison.
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   5. to take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring
      matters to bear.
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   6. to relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this
      bear on the question?
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   7. to have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.
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            her sentence bore that she should stand a certain
            time upon the platform.               --hawthorne.
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   8. to be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect
      to something else; as, the land bears n. by e.
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   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.
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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 

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Bear Off, definition of term: Bear Off
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Bear Up >> B Words
Bear Up, definition of term: Bear Up
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Bear Upon, definition of term: Bear Upon
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Bear Out >> B Words
Bear Out, definition of term: Bear Out
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Bear Hug >> B Words
Bear Hug, definition of term: Bear Hug
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Bear Baiting >> B Words
Bear Baiting, definition of term: Bear Baiting
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