swallow vs bear

bear vs swallow

swallow and bear both are nouns.

swallow and bear both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bear is a hypernym of swallow; that is, bear is a word with a broader meaning than swallow:

swallow: tolerate or accommodate oneself to
bear: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Other hypernyms of swallow include abide, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.

swallow (noun)	bear (noun)
the act of swallowing	massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations	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 small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	bear (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge	be pregnant with
keep from expressing	cause to be born
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	have on one's person
take back what one has said	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
utter unclearly	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
engulf and destroy	move while holding up or supporting
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking	support or hold in a certain manner
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing	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

Difference between swallow and bear

Words related to "bear"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.