Bear
Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.
Shoot
Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The "teddy bear" is named after him, because he refused to shoot a black bear cub just for the sake of it.
- Except if you mess around instead of shoot a teddy bear for target practice like he ordered.
Source: The Political Officer -
As his father lies asleep in a drunken stupor, a bear enters their camp, and Orel, hesitant to shoot anything all day, kills the bear to save his father.
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