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beer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • boar noun A wild pig, the ancestor of the domestic pig.
  • bull noun An adult male of cattle, or of certain other large animals such as elephants and whales.
  • buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

Senses

beer is used for these senses in English:

  • bear 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.
  • bear (gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. [c. 1970]
  • bull A large, strong man.
  • buttress (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

boar — full definition

  1. noun A wild pig, the ancestor of the domestic pig.
  2. noun A male pig, as opposed to a sow.

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