| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring |
Synonyms: |
buck, carry, convey, deliver, ferry, fetch, lug, move, pack, take, tote, transfer, transport |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
Antonyms: |
refuse, take, throw away |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support mentally |
Synonyms: |
cherish, entertain, exhibit, harbor, have, hold, hold up, maintain, possess, shoulder, sustain, uphold, weigh upon |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
Synonyms: |
abide, admit, allow, brook, encounter, experience, permit, put up with, stomach, suffer, tolerate, undergo |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge, evade, shun |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give birth |
Synonyms: |
be delivered of, beget, breed, bring forth, create, develop, engender, form, fructify, generate, invent, make, parturitate, produce, propagate, provide, reproduce, yield |
Antonyms: |
be unproductive |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuisance |
Synonyms: |
bother, bromide, bummer, creep*, deadhead, downer, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck, pest, pill, soporific, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket, wimp*, yawn |
Antonyms: |
charmer, exciter, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drill hole |
Synonyms: |
burrow, gouge out, mine, penetrate, perforate, pierce, pit, prick, punch, puncture, ream, riddle, sink, tunnel |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause weariness, disinterest |
Synonyms: |
afflict, annoy, be tedious, bend one's ear, bother, burn out, cloy, discomfort, drag, exhaust, fatigue, irk, irritate, jade, pall, pester, put to sleep, send to sleep, talk one's ear off, tire, trouble, turn one off, vex, wear, wear out, weary, worry |
Antonyms: |
amuse, charm, excite, interest, please |
| Main Entry: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submit to, put up with |
Synonyms: |
accept, acknowledge, be big about, bear, bear with, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, live with, put up with, receive, sit tight, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand |
Antonyms: |
despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put up with |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, assent, bear, bear with, bow, capitulate, defer to, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, endure, fit in, go along with, live with, play the game, recognize, respect, sit still for, stand, stand for, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, yield to |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
demur, disallow, reject |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive by agreeing, consenting |
Synonyms: |
accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, affirm, agree to, approve, assent, assume, avow, bear, buy, check out*, comply, concur with, cooperate with, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, go for, lap up, okay, recognize, rubber-stamp, set store by, sign, sign off on, take on*, take one up on, thumbs up, undertake |
Antonyms: |
decline, disagree, refuse |