| bear | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. bear | massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws. |
| ~ bear cub | a young bear. |
| ~ carnivore | a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal.; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb" |
| ~ family ursidae, ursidae | bears and extinct related forms. |
| ~ brown bear, ursus arctos, bruin | large ferocious bear of Eurasia. |
| ~ bruin | a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'. |
| ~ american black bear, euarctos americanus, ursus americanus, black bear | brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear. |
| ~ asiatic black bear, black bear, selenarctos thibetanus, ursus thibetanus | bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia. |
| ~ ice bear, polar bear, thalarctos maritimus, ursus maritimus | white bear of Arctic regions. |
| ~ melursus ursinus, sloth bear, ursus ursinus | common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia. |
| n. (person) | 2. bear | 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. |
| ~ investor | someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns. |
| v. (stative) | 3. bear | have.; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature" |
| ~ carry | have on the surface or on the skin.; "carry scars" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (body) | 4. bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have | cause to be born.; "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
| ~ conceive | become pregnant; undergo conception.; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" |
| ~ twin | give birth to twins. |
| ~ drop | give birth; used for animals.; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" |
| ~ foal | give birth to a foal.; "the mare foaled" |
| ~ cub | give birth to cubs.; "bears cub every year" |
| ~ kitten | have kittens.; "our cat kittened again this year" |
| ~ lamb | give birth to a lamb.; "the ewe lambed" |
| ~ litter | give birth to a litter of animals. |
| ~ pup, whelp | birth.; "the dog whelped" |
| ~ farrow, pig | give birth.; "sows farrow" |
| ~ fawn | have fawns.; "deer fawn" |
| ~ have young, calve | birth.; "the whales calve at this time of year" |
| ~ have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry | be pregnant with.; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" |
| ~ have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry | be pregnant with.; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" |
| ~ produce, bring forth | bring forth or yield.; "The tree would not produce fruit" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | 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" |
| ~ live with, accept, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ hold still for, stand for | tolerate or bear.; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" |
| ~ bear up | endure cheerfully.; "She bore up under the enormous strain" |
| ~ take lying down | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively.; "I won't take this insult lying down" |
| ~ take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense.; "Can't you take a joke?" |
| ~ sit out | endure to the end. |
| ~ pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| v. (contact) | 6. bear | move while holding up or supporting.; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders" |
| ~ carry, transport | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body.; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" |
| ~ frogmarch | carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (creation) | 7. bear, turn out | bring forth,.; "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" |
| ~ spin off | produce as a consequence of something larger. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ seed | bear seeds. |
| ~ crop | yield crops.; "This land crops well" |
| ~ overbear | bear too much. |
| ~ fruit | bear fruit.; "the trees fruited early this year" |
| v. (possession) | 8. accept, assume, bear, take over | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person.; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" |
| ~ take | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| ~ carry-the can, face the music | accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions. |
| v. (stative) | 9. bear, carry, contain, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| ~ contain, hold, take | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| ~ retain | hold back within.; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water" |
| ~ hold in, enclose, confine | close in.; "darkness enclosed him" |
| v. (possession) | 10. bear, pay, yield | bring in.; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
| ~ investment funds, investment | money that is invested with an expectation of profit. |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ net, clear | yield as a net profit.; "This sale netted me $1 million" |
| ~ pay off | yield a profit or result.; "His efforts finally paid off" |
| v. (body) | 11. bear, wear | have on one's person.; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (social) | 12. acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | behave in a certain manner.; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ fluster | be flustered; behave in a confused manner. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ put forward, assert | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized.; "Women should assert themselves more!" |
| ~ deal | behave in a certain way towards others.; "He deals fairly with his employees" |
| ~ walk around | behave in a certain manner or have certain properties.; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" |
| ~ posture, pose | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others.; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" |
| v. (possession) | 13. bear, hold | have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices.; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade" |
| ~ have, have got, hold | have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
| v. (contact) | 14. bear, carry, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ sling | hold or carry in a sling.; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm" |
| ~ stoop | carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward.; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane" |
| ~ piggyback | support on the back and shoulders.; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" |
| ~ balance, poise | hold or carry in equilibrium. |
| ~ deport, acquit, behave, comport, conduct, bear, carry | behave in a certain manner.; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
| v. (body) | 15. bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven | be pregnant with.; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" |
| ~ conceive | become pregnant; undergo conception.; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" |
| ~ birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have | cause to be born.; "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
| ~ birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have | cause to be born.; "My wife had twins yesterday!" |
| ~ expect | look forward to the birth of a child.; "She is expecting in March" |
| endure | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. brave, brave out, endure, weather | face and withstand with courage.; "She braved the elements" |
| ~ defy, withstand, hold up, hold | resist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
| v. (stative) | 2. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ subsist, exist, survive, live | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| ~ hold water, stand up, hold up | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" |
| ~ perennate | survive from season to season, of plants. |
| ~ live out | live out one's life; live to the end. |
| v. (perception) | 3. endure, suffer | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| ~ tolerate | have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition.; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" |
| ~ die | suffer or face the pain of death.; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (stative) | 4. endure, hold out, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ last, endure | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| v. (stative) | 5. endure, last | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| ~ run for, run | extend or continue for a certain period of time.; "The film runs 5 hours" |
| ~ measure | have certain dimensions.; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" |
| ~ hold out, endure, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ drag on, drag out | last unnecessarily long. |
| v. (stative) | 6. die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| ~ continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ reverberate | have a long or continuing effect.; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" |
| put up | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. post, put up | place so as to be noticed.; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" |
| ~ instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| v. (social) | 2. offer, provide, put up | mount or put up.; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| v. (creation) | 3. erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| v. (possession) | 4. put up | make available for sale at an auction.; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction" |
| ~ offer | make available for sale.; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" |
| v. (change) | 5. can, put up, tin | preserve in a can or tin.; "tinned foods are not very tasty" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| v. (social) | 6. domiciliate, house, put up | provide housing for.; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" |
| ~ rehouse | put up in a new or different housing. |
| ~ home | provide with, or send to, a home. |
| ~ lodge, accommodate | provide housing for.; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" |
| ~ chamber | place in a chamber. |
| ~ shelter | provide shelter for.; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
| ~ take in | provide with shelter. |
| v. (possession) | 7. contribute, put up | provide.; "The city has to put up half the required amount" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| v. (communication) | 8. nominate, put forward, put up | propose as a candidate for some honor. |
| ~ nominate, propose | put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position.; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" |
| suffer | | |
| v. (body) | 1. get, have, suffer, sustain | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| ~ collapse, break down | collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack. |
| ~ cramp | suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle. |
| ~ have | suffer from; be ill with.; "She has arthritis" |
| ~ crack up, crock up, collapse, break up, crack | suffer a nervous breakdown. |
| ~ experience, have, receive, get | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| ~ brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support | 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" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ agonise, agonize | suffer agony or anguish. |
| ~ anguish | suffer great pains or distress. |
| ~ lose | suffer the loss of a person through death or removal.; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her" |
| ~ grieve, sorrow | feel grief. |
| v. (change) | 3. suffer | get worse.; "His grades suffered" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ lose, suffer | be set at a disadvantage.; "This author really suffers in translation" |
| v. (body) | 4. hurt, suffer | feel pain or be in pain. |
| ~ have | suffer from; be ill with.; "She has arthritis" |
| ~ choke, gag, strangle, suffocate | struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" |
| ~ ail | be ill or unwell. |
| ~ famish, starve, hunger | be hungry; go without food.; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (perception) | 5. ache, hurt, suffer | feel physical pain.; "Were you hurting after the accident?" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ catch, get | suffer from the receipt of.; "She will catch hell for this behavior!" |
| ~ twinge | feel a sudden sharp, local pain. |
| ~ twinge, prick, sting | cause a stinging pain.; "The needle pricked his skin" |
| ~ kill | be the source of great pain for.; "These new shoes are killing me!" |
| v. (body) | 6. suffer | feel unwell or uncomfortable.; "She is suffering from the hot weather" |
| ~ freeze | be cold.; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" |
| ~ swelter | be uncomfortably hot. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 7. suffer | be given to.; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" |
| ~ be given, incline, tend, lean, run | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" |
| v. (perception) | 8. meet, suffer | undergo or suffer.; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (change) | 9. lose, suffer | be set at a disadvantage.; "This author really suffers in translation" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ suffer | get worse.; "His grades suffered" |
| tolerate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. tolerate | recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others).; "We must tolerate the religions of others" |
| ~ abide by, honor, honour, respect, observe | show respect towards.; "honor your parents!" |
| v. (perception) | 2. tolerate | have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition.; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| v. (communication) | 3. allow, permit, tolerate | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| withstand | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. defy, hold, hold up, withstand | resist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
| ~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| ~ brave, brave out, weather, endure | face and withstand with courage.; "She braved the elements" |
| v. (competition) | 2. hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ stand out | be stubborn in resolution or resistance. |
| ~ stand up | refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack. |
| ~ outbrave | resist bravely.; "He outbraved the enemy" |
| ~ hold off | resist and fight to a standoff.; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off" |
| ~ remain firm, stand | hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright.; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" |
| ~ defy, withstand, hold up, hold | resist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
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