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1.nounA large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.
2.nounA rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
3.nounAn investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
4.nounA state policeman (short for smokey bear).
5.nounA large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
6.nounA portable punching machine.
7.nounA block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
8.nounThe fifteenth Lenormand card.
9.nounSomething difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore."That window can be a bear to open."
10.verbTo endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in."to bear a railroad stock"
11.verbTo carry or convey, literally or figuratively."Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news."
12.verbTo support, sustain, or endure.
13.verbTo support, keep up, or maintain.
14.verbTo press or impinge upon.
15.verbTo produce, yield, give birth to.
16.verb(originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere)."By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east."
17.verbTo gain or win.