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2 : a growth of bristly hairs (as on a goat's chin)

— beard·ed adjective

— beard·less adjective

2beard verb : to confront boldly

Synonyms

brave, brazen, confront, dare, defy, face—more at FACE

bear down verb : to exert full strength and concentrated attention

— bear down on

: to weigh heavily on

Synonyms

usually bear down on depress, press, shove, weigh—more at PRESS

bear·ing noun 1 : manner of carrying oneself : COMPORTMENT

2 : a supporting object, purpose, or point

3 : a machine part in which another part (as an axle or pin) turns

4 : an emblem in a coat of arms

5 : the position or direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass; also : a determination of position

6 plural : comprehension of one's situation

7 : connection with or influence on something; also : SIGNIFICANCE

Synonyms

[1] actions, behavior, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment—more at BEHAVIOR

[7] applicability, pertinence, relevance, significance—more at PERTINENCE

[7] association, connection, linkage, relation, relationship—more at CONNECTION

bear·ish adjective 1 : resembling a bear in build or in roughness, gruffness, or surliness

2 : marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices (as in a stock market)

Synonyms

bilious, cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-tempered, ornery, splenetic, surly

bear market noun : a market in which securities or commodities are persistently falling in value

bear out verb : to give new assurance of the validity of : CONFIRM, SUBSTANTIATE

Synonyms

confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, validate, verify, vindicate—more at CONFIRM

bear·skin noun : an article made of the skin of a bear

beast noun 1 : any of a kingdom of living things typically differing from plants in capacity for active movement, in rapid response to stimulation, and in lack of cellulose cell walls : ANIMAL; especially : a 4-footed mammal

2 : a contemptible person

Synonyms

[1] animal, creature, critter

[2] brute, devil, fiend, monster, savage, villain—more at FIEND

1beastly adjective beast·li·er; -est 1 : BESTIAL

2 : ABOMINABLE, DISAGREEABLE

— beast·li·ness noun

2beastly adverb : to a high degree : VERY, EXCEEDINGLY

1beat verb beat; beat·en or beat; beat·ing 1 : to strike repeatedly

2 : TREAD

3 : to affect or alter by beating <~ metal into sheets>

4 : to sound (as an alarm) on a drum

5 a : to get the better of : OVERCOME

b : to become better, greater, or stronger than : SURPASS

6 : to act or arrive before <~ his brother home>

7 : to beat or vibrate rhythmically : THROB

8 : to flap or thrash at vigorously

9 : to glare or strike with oppressive intensity

Synonyms

[1] bash, bat, batter, club, drub, pound, thrash, thump, wallop, whale, whip; also assail, attack, box, bust, cane, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, hit, horsewhip, knock, lam, lash, lay on, paste, punch, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thwack, whack

[3] forge, hammer, pound—more at HAMMER

[5a] best, conquer, crush, defeat, lick, overcome, prevail, rout, skunk, subdue, thrash, triumph, trounce, wallop, whip; also nose out

Antonyms

lose (to)

[5b] better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, surpass, top, transcend—more at SURPASS

2beat noun 1 a : a single stroke or blow esp. of a series

b : a rhythmic throbbing, contraction and expansion, or vibration : PULSATION

2 : a rhythmic stress in poetry or music or the rhythmic effect of these

3 : a regularly traversed course

Synonyms

[1b] palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb—more at PULSATION

[2] cadence, measure, meter, rhythm—more at RHYTHM

3beat adjective 1 : consumed entirely : EXHAUSTED

2 : of or relating to beatniks

Synonyms

bushed, dead, drained, exhausted, prostrate, spent, weary, worn-out—more at WEARY

4beat noun : BEATNIK

beat·er noun : one that beats

be·atif·ic adjective : giving