(colloquial) A koala.

(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.

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

Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially given by a male.

(colloquial) A panda.

(chiefly construction and civil engineering) Able to support a load. / (figuratively) Of a physical, digital, procedural etc. component, necessary to the integrity of the system of which it forms a part.

The carrying of loads.

plural of Care Bear

A fictional group of multi-colored bear characters, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings but in 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears.