Definition of "bear" in Anglais

noun

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.
(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
(CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
(gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
(Australia) A koala (bear).
(engineering) A portable punching machine.
(nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
(cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.
(colloquial, US) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- That window can be a bear to open.

verb

(finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- to bear a railroad stock
- to bear the market

adjective

(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
- The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors.

verb

(chiefly transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- They came bearing gifts.
- Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.
- The little boat bore us to our destination.
- This plant's light and fluffy seeds may be borne by the wind to remote islands.
- what the market will bear
To support, sustain, or endure.
To support, keep up, or maintain.
To press or impinge upon.
To produce, yield, give birth to.
(intransitive, originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
- Carry on past the church and then bear left at the junction.
- By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east.
- Great Falls bears north of Bozeman.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain or win.
- She was […] found not guilty, through bearing of friends and bribing of the judge.