Bear
Bear verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
Hack and bear are semantically related in stick topic. In some cases you can use "Hack" instead a verb "Bear", when it comes to topics like suffer, bring yourself to. informal substitute
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the Hack/Slash story line "Slice Hard", the slasher Ashley Guthrie came back as a small animated teddy bear.
Source: Sealed Evil in a Teddy Bear -
Bear from .hack//SIGN was an older man comfortably pals with a teenage girl, Mimiru, through their shared love of virtual reality online gaming.
Source: Cool Old Guy - In .hack//SIGN, Balmung rescues Subaru, Mimiru, and Bear from One of the Phases, which puts people into comas.
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