bear vs pig

bear and pig both are nouns.

bear and pig both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pig is a hyponym of bear; that is, pig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear:

bear: cause to be born
pig: give birth to (piglets)

Other hyponyms of bear include twin, drop, foal, cub, kitten, lamb, litter, pup, whelp, farrow, fawn, calve, have young, bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven.

bear (noun)	pig (noun)
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws	domestic swine
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	a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
	mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
	a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
	uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
	a coarse obnoxious person

bear (verb)	pig (verb)
be pregnant with	give birth to (piglets)
cause to be born	eat greedily
have on one's person	live like a pig, in squalor
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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