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.

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

plural of ball bearing

(engineering) A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements.

(colloquial) A hairy caterpillar. / Specifically, the larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae. / (military slang, historical) An explosive shell that gives out dense smoke when it bursts.

(transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for. / To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the last.

Alternative spelling of swordbearing

present participle of bear fruit

The act or process of bearing or producing fruit.

(of a species of tree, a specific tree, a branch, etc.) Bearing fruit.