bears up

Main Entry:
bear up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endure
Synonyms: carry on, persevere, soldier on, suffer, withstand
Main Entry: manage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: survive, get by
Synonyms: bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get on, make do, make out, muddle, scrape by, shift, stagger
Main Entry: prop
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold up or lean against
Synonyms: bear up, bolster, brace, buoy, buttress, carry, maintain, rest, set, shore, stand, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, truss, underprop, uphold
Antonyms: drop, fall
Main Entry: shore
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reinforce
Synonyms: bear up, bolster, brace, bulwark, buttress, carry, hold, prop, strengthen, support, sustain, underpin, upbear, uphold
Notes: the difference between a coast and the shore is the coast is the seaward limit of the land and the shore is the landward limit of the sea
shore is the general word for an edge of land directly bordering a body of water; coast is limited to land along a sea or ocean
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, ruin
Main Entry: undergo
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be subjected to
Synonyms: abide, bear, bear up, bow, defer, encounter, endure, experience, feel, go through, have, know, meet with, put up with, see, share, stand, submit to, suffer, support, sustain, tolerate, weather, withstand, yield
Antonyms: commit, do, execute
Main Entry: wear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endure
Synonyms: be durable, bear up, hold up, last, remain, stand, stand up
Notes: ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place
Antonyms: refuse, reject
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