- 5. Tend, relate, refer, be pertinent, concern, affect.
- 6. (Naut.) Be situated (with respect to the point of compass).
Bear, n
- 1. Bruin.
- 2. Growler, grumbler, snarler, surly old fellow, bundle of irritability.
- 3. Speculator on a fall, depreciator of the market, growler down of stocks.
Bearable, a. Tolerable, endurable, supportable.
Bear a hand.
- 1. (Naut.) Be quick, make haste.
- 2. (Colloq.) Lend a hand, help, aid, assist.
Beard, n.
- 1. Whiskers, hirsute appendage.
- 2. Guard. See barb.
Beard, v. a.
- 1. Seize or pluck by the beard, pull one’s beard. (In contempt.)
- 2. Defy, bid defiance to, oppose to the face.
Bear date. Be dated.
Bearded, a.
- 1. Whiskered, wearing a beard.
- 2. Barbed, pointed.
- 3. (Bot.) Aristate, awned, bristled, bristly.