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S: (n) bear (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)
S: (n) 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)

S: (v) bear (have) "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
S: (v) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have (cause to be born) "My wife had twins yesterday!"
S: (v) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up (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"
S: (v) bear (move while holding up or supporting) "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
S: (v) bear, turn out (bring forth) "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
S: (v) bear, take over, accept, assume (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person) "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

S: (v) take (take into one's possession) "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

S: (v) adopt, take in (take into one's family) "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
S: (v) take away (take from a person or place) "We took the abused child away from its parents"
S: (v) take back, repossess (regain possession of something)
S: (v) collect, take in (call for and obtain payment of) "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
S: (v) impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority) "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

S: (v) sequester (requisition forcibly, as of enemy property) "the estate was sequestered"
S: (v) pocket (put in one's pocket) "He pocketed the change"
S: (v) bear, take over, accept, assume (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person) "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
S: (v) snap up, snaffle, grab (get hold of or seize quickly and easily) "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
S: (v) recall, call in, call back, withdraw (cause to be returned) "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
S: (v) deprive, strip, divest (take away possessions from someone) "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
S: (v) unburden (free or relieve (someone) of a burden)

S: (v) hold, bear, carry, contain (contain or hold; have within) "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

S: (v) yield, pay, bear (bring in) "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
S: (v) wear, bear (have on one's person) "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

S: (v) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry (behave in a certain manner) "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
S: (v) bear, hold (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices) "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

S: (v) hold, carry, bear (support or hold in a certain manner) "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
S: (v) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect (be pregnant with) "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"