bear vs piffle

bear and piffle both are nouns.

bear and piffle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, piffle is a hyponym of bear; that is, piffle 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
piffle: act in a trivial or ineffective way

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, make, make as if, break down, 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)	piffle (noun)
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws	trivial nonsense
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)	piffle (verb)
be pregnant with	act in a trivial or ineffective way
cause to be born	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
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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