A bear garden; a place where bears are kept. / (slang) A question and answer forum with a group of politicians. / A chaotic scene.

(nautical) To sail close to the wind. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure hardship cheerfully. / (idiomatic, transitive) To support; to keep from falling or sinking.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down. / (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward. / (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.

A very large bear, Ursus maritimus, found in the Arctic Circle, white in appearance and very furry.

(transitive, idiomatic) To remember; to consider; to note.

An American black bear, Ursus americanus, indigenous to North America. / An Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus.

A species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur. (Ursus arctos)

(of a mineral or ore) containing or producing gold

A bearing used in watches, gyroscopes and other instruments, normally made of a synthetic corundum.

A large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear. / A dance of the early twentieth century in which dancers mimicked the movements of grizzly bears.