Bear and Defend

Bear

Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.

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Defend and bear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Bear".

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Bear and defend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Defend".

life	bear life	defend life
children	bear children	defend children
name	bear name	defend name
right	bear right	defend right
Other words: time, title, child, son, daughter.

Stephen grabs the lightsaber about halfway through to defend himself against what he thinks is a bear.

Source: Chekhovs Gun / Live-Action TV
You also use it to defend a figure skating polar bear named Nancy from hockey-playing rhinos.

Source: Harmless Freezing
So I hope you bear in mind that any knock at him is a knock at me, and I am far too young to defend myself against such onslaughts.

Source: Establishing Character Moment / Western Animation

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