Chapter Battle array to Becalm of B by Soule's Synonymes

Bear down.

1. Overcome, crush, put down, repress.

2. Overthrow, overwhelm, crush, overbear.

Bear down upon.

1. Attack, assail, assault, charge, advance upon, move upon, march upon, march against, set upon, rush upon.

2. (Naut.) Sail toward, approach, move to close quarters with.

Bear-grass, n. Yucca, Adam’s needle, Spanish bayonet.

Bearing, n.

1. Deportment, demeanor, behavior, conduct, carriage, mien, air, port.

2. Relation, dependency, connection.

3. Endurance, suffering, enduring, patience, long-suffering.

4. Direction, course, aim, aspect, point of compass.

5. Import, effect, force, meaning, scope, compass.

6. Producing, bringing forth, yielding fruit or increase.

7. Socket, bed, receptacle.

Bearings, n. pl. Charges (in coats of arms).

Bearish, a. Rough, rude, coarse, savage, boorish, uncivil, uncourteous, discourteous, impolite, ungentlemanly.

Bear one’s self. Behave, acquit one’s self, conduct one’s self, deport one’s self, demean one’s self.

Bear out. Maintain, support, defend, uphold, justify, make good, vindicate, corroborate, confirm, sustain.

Bear the bell. Be the leader, rank foremost, carry the day, bear the palm.

Bear the cross. Take up the cross, submit to trials or afflictions, endure hardness or hardship.

Bear the palm. Excel, be superior. See bear the bell.