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bear has 33 distinct synonyms spread across 11 of its 15 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is bull.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
“I'll accept the charges”
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for bear come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.