Bear and Direct

Bear

Bear verb - To go on a specified course or in a certain direction.

Usage example: the road bears left after the second traffic light

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

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

Direct verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.

Usage example: we quickly directed our attention toward the noise coming from the rear

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Bear and direct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Direct".

While the Identical Grandson can marginally argue that it is not unknown for direct descendants to bear uncanny resemblance to a forebear, the idea gets very shaky for other relations.

Source: Uncanny Family Resemblance
In Polar Dare, you try to direct penguins across a river while avoiding a polar bear.

Source: Polar Bears and Penguins
Bear in mind that "parody religion" can legitimately mean "actual religion that is also a parody", as well as the more direct "parody of religion".

Source: Parody Religion

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