Bear

Quick meaning: Bear is a noun meaning (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

Meaning

(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

More Meanings

1. (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
2. (CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
3. (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
4. (Australia) A koala (bear).
5. (engineering) A portable punching machine.
6. (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
7. A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.

Example Sentences

'The bear's pulling somebody off there at 74,' reported someone else.

Bears are usually hunky, chunky types reminiscent of railroad engineers and former football greats.

I have everything it takes to be a bear: broad shoulders, full beard, semibald pate, and lots of body hair. But I don't want to be a fetish.

Bear sought by masculine white male, 30, 5'8", 165 lbs, for weekly safe encounter. I'm in a long-term relationship and seek outside fun. You: tall, masculine, over 200 lbs, discreet, moustache.

Word Forms

• bears
• bearing
• beared
• bearest
• beareth

Synonyms for bear

Depending on context, synonyms include bruin, ursid, troublemaker, yield, abide, conduct.

Antonyms for bear

Common opposites include bull, twink.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stomach, gestate, birth, wear, contain, hold.

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