bear+upon

  • 61bear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Bear is used before these nouns: ↑habitat, ↑hunt, ↑market, ↑trap {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 accept/deal with sth VERB + BEAR ▪ be able to, can ▪ …

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  • 62Bear Facts (film) — Infobox Film name = Bear Facts image size = caption = director = Gordon Douglas producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = music = cinematography = Art Lloyd editing = William H. Ziegler distributor = MGM released = 5 March, 1938 runtime …

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  • 63bear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. endure, tolerate; suffer; render, yield; hold, sustain; carry, transport, convey. See feeling, production, support, transportation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bruin] Syn. ursus, cub, bar*, brownie*.… …

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  • 64bear v — I cannot bear to see a bear. Bear down upon a hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, Right there I cry, Forbear! impregnable adj, boar n, overbearingly adv …

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  • 65bear down upon — 1. Attack, assail, assault, charge, advance upon, move upon, march upon, march against, set upon, rush upon. 2. (Naut.) Sail toward, approach, move to close quarters with …

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  • 66Upon the strength of — Strength Strength, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr. strang strong. See {Strong}.] 1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 67Bear Put Spread — A type of options strategy used when an option trader expects a decline in the price of the underlying asset. Bear Put Spread is achieved by purchasing put options at a specific strike price while also selling the same number of puts at a lower… …

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  • 68bear down upon — verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship • Syn: ↑bear down on • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑ …

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  • 69bear down — {v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. * /She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship./ * /The baseball pitcher is bearing down./ * /The pitcher bore down on the star batter./ * /Teachers of… …

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  • 70bear down — {v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. * /She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship./ * /The baseball pitcher is bearing down./ * /The pitcher bore down on the star batter./ * /Teachers of… …

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