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bear vs break down

break down vs bear

bear is a noun but break down is not a noun.

bear and break down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bear Yes No Yes No
break down No No Yes No
As verbs, break down is a hyponym of bear; that is, break down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear:
  • bear: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • break down: lose control of one's emotions
Other hyponyms of bear include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, make, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make, make as if, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.
bear (noun) break down (noun)
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
bear (verb) break down (verb)
be pregnant with collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
cause to be born stop operating or functioning
have on one's person separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
put up with something or somebody unpleasant make ineffective
move while holding up or supporting cause to fall or collapse
support or hold in a certain manner lose control of one's emotions
bring forth fall apart
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
bring in
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
have
contain or hold; have within
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