toy vs bear

toy and bear both are nouns.

toy and bear both are verbs.

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

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

toy: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
bear: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of toy include acquit, act, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do.

toy (noun)	bear (noun)
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets	massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
an artifact designed to be played with	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 copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
a device regarded as providing amusement

toy (verb)	bear (verb)
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously	be pregnant with
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	cause to be born
behave carelessly or indifferently	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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