bear vs poise

bear and poise both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of bear include acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do, sling, stoop, piggyback, balance.

bear (noun)	poise (noun)
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws	great coolness and composure under strain
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 cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
	a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

bear (verb)	poise (verb)
be pregnant with	hold or carry in equilibrium
cause to be born	cause to be balanced or suspended
have on one's person	prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself	be motionless, in suspension
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