Bear and Shoot

Bear

Bear verb - To bring forth from the womb.

Shoot is an antonym for bear.

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

Shoot

Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

Bear is an antonym for shoot in discharge a projectile topic.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

Common collocations

children bear children shoot children
time bear time shoot time
dog bear dog shoot dog
times bear times shoot times
Other words: weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Theodore Roosevelt 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.
  • Your Approval Fills Me with Shame 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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