Yes, bear is playable
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"Bear" Definition
noun
A large, clumsy, or ill-mannered person.
A pessimist, especially regarding business conditions.
Any of various other animals, such as the koala, that resemble a true bear.
Any of various usually omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae that have a shaggy coat and a short tail and walk with the entire lower surface of the foot touching the ground.
One, such as an investor, that sells securities or commodities in expectation of falling prices.
geographical name
River 350 (563 ) Utah, Wyoming, & Idaho flowing to Great Salt Lake.
phrasal-verb
Bear down To advance in a threatening manner: The ship bore down on our canoe.
Bear down To apply maximum effort and concentration: If you really bear down, you will finish the task.
Bear out To prove right or justified; confirm: The test results bear out our claims.
Bear up To withstand stress, difficulty, or attrition: The patient bore up well during the long illness.
idiom
Bear down on To effect in a harmful or adverse way: Financial pressures are bearing down on them.
Bear fruit To come to a satisfactory conclusion or to fruition.
adjective
Characterized by falling prices: a bear market.
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