The difference between Bear and Stay

When used as nouns, bear means a large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet, whereas stay means continuance or a period of time spent in a place.

When used as verbs, bear means to endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in, whereas stay means to prop.

When used as adjectives, bear means characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall, whereas stay means steep.

Stay is also adverb with the meaning: steeply.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bear and Stay

  1. Bear as a noun:

    A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.

  2. Bear as a noun (figuratively):

    A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

  3. Bear as a noun (finance):

    An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.

  4. Bear as a noun (slang, US):

    A state policeman .

  5. Bear as a noun (slang):

    A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

  6. Bear as a noun (engineering):

    A portable punching machine.

  7. Bear as a noun (nautical):

    A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.

  8. Bear as a noun (cartomancy):

    The fifteenth Lenormand card.

  9. Bear as a noun (colloquial, US):

    Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.

    Examples:

    "That window can be a bear to open."

  1. Bear as a verb (finance, transitive):

    To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.

    Examples:

    "to bear a railroad stock"

    "to bear the market"

  1. Bear as an adjective (finance, investments):

    Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

    Examples:

    "The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors."

  1. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To support or sustain; to hold up.

    Examples:

    "This stone bears most of the weight."

  2. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To carry something.

  3. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To be equipped with (something).

    Examples:

    "the right to bear arms"

  4. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To wear or display.

    Examples:

    "The shield bore a red cross."

  5. Bear as a verb (transitive, with ''[[witness]]''):

    To declare as testimony.

    Examples:

    "The jury could see he was bearing false witness."

  6. Bear as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To put up with something; to tolerate.

    Examples:

    "I would never move to Texas—I can't bear heat."

    "Please bear with me as I try to find the book you need."

  7. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To give birth to someone or something .

    Examples:

    "In Troy she becomes Paris’ wife, bearing him several children, all of whom die in infancy."

  8. Bear as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.

  9. Bear as a verb (intransitive):

    To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).

    Examples:

    "Carry on past the church and then bear left at the junction."

    "By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east."

    "Great Falls bears north of Bozeman."

  10. Bear as a verb (intransitive):

    To suffer, as in carrying a burden.

  11. Bear as a verb (intransitive):

    To endure with patience; to be patient.

  12. Bear as a verb (intransitive, usually with ''on'', ''upon'', or ''against''):

    To press.

  13. Bear as a verb (intransitive, military, usually with ''on'' or ''upon''):

    Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target. To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.

    Examples:

    "to bring arguments to bear"

    "How does this bear on the question?"

  14. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.

  15. Bear as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To conduct; to bring (a person).

  16. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To possess and use (power, etc.); to exercise.

  17. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbour.

  18. Bear as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To gain or win.

  19. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).

  20. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To carry on, or maintain; to have.

  21. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.

  22. Bear as a verb (reflexive, transitive):

    To behave or conduct (oneself).

  23. Bear as a verb (transitive):

    To afford; to be (something) to; to supply with.

  1. Bear as a noun:

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  1. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.

  2. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.

  3. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.

  4. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To restrain; withhold; check; stop.

  5. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to cease; to put an end to.

  6. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.

    Examples:

    "The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard."

  7. Stay as a verb (transitive):

    To hold the attention of.

  8. Stay as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.

  9. Stay as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To wait for; await.

  10. Stay as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.

  11. Stay as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To rest; depend; rely.

  12. Stay as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To stop; come to a stand or standstill.

  13. Stay as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To come to an end; cease.

    Examples:

    "That day the storm stayed."

  14. Stay as a verb (intransitive, archaic):

    To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.

  15. Stay as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To make a stand; to stand firm.

  16. Stay as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.

    Examples:

    "That horse stays well."

  17. Stay as a verb (intransitive):

    To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.

    Examples:

    "We stayed in Hawaii for a week.  I can only stay for an hour."

  18. Stay as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To wait; rest in patience or expectation.

  19. Stay as a verb (intransitive, obsolete, used with ''on'' or ''upon''):

    To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.

  20. Stay as a verb (intransitive):

    To continue to have a particular quality.

    Examples:

    "Wear gloves so your hands stay warm."

  21. Stay as a verb (intransitive, US South, AAVE, colloquial, non-standard):

    To live; reside

    Examples:

    "Hey, where do you stay at?"

  1. Stay as a noun:

    Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.

    Examples:

    "I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."

  2. Stay as a noun:

    A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

    Examples:

    "The governor granted a stay of execution."

  3. Stay as a noun (archaic):

    A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

    Examples:

    "stand at a stay"

  4. Stay as a noun:

    A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.

  5. Stay as a noun (nautical):

    A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.

  6. Stay as a noun:

    Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

  7. Stay as a noun (obsolete):

    Hindrance; let; check.

  1. Stay as a noun:

    A prop; a support.

  2. Stay as a noun:

    A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.

    Examples:

    "Where are the stays for my collar?"

  3. Stay as a noun:

    (plural) A corset

  4. Stay as a noun (archaic):

    A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

  1. Stay as a noun (nautical):

    A strong rope supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.

  2. Stay as a noun:

    A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

    Examples:

    "The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding."

  3. Stay as a noun (chain-cable):

    The transverse piece in a link.

  1. Stay as a verb:

    To brace or support with a stay or stays

    Examples:

    "stay a mast"

  2. Stay as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.

  3. Stay as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To tack; put on the other tack.

    Examples:

    "to stay ship"

  4. Stay as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

    To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

  1. Stay as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal):

    Steep; ascending.

  2. Stay as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal):

    Steeply pitched.

  3. Stay as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal):

    Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.

  4. Stay as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal):

    Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.

  1. Stay as an adverb (UK, _, dialectal):

    Steeply.

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