bear vs footle

bear is a noun but footle is not a noun.

bear and footle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear	Yes	No	Yes	No
footle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, footle is a hyponym of bear; that is, footle 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
footle: act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

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, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.

bear (noun)	footle (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)	footle (verb)
be pregnant with	act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
cause to be born	be about a place without any apparent purpose
have on one's person
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
move while holding up or supporting
support or hold in a certain manner
bring forth
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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