Definitions
A large heavy mammal, or to carry or endure something.
Word origin
From Middle English bere, from Old English bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).
Used in a sentence
“We had barbecued bear for dinner.”
“'The bear's pulling somebody off there at 74,' reported someone else.”
“Bears are usually hunky, chunky types reminiscent of railroad engineers and former football greats.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“Carry a burden”4 letters
02“Carry with effort”4 letters
03“Carry, as weight”4 letters
04“Endure”4 letters
05“Endure without complaint”4 letters
06“Forest animal”4 letters
07“Forest animal with claws”4 letters
08“Forest animal with paws”4 letters
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