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.
verb
(finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
adjective
(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
verb
(chiefly transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
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).
(transitive, obsolete) To gain or win.
noun
Alternative spelling of bere (“barley”).
noun
Alternative spelling of bere (“pillowcase”).