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bears up
| Main Entry: |
bear up
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| 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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