beared

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of bear (acted as a bear, depressed the price of)

   “For see, except where your holdings are concerned, the market is reasonable and right. But take your holdings. There's Frisco Consolidated. There is neither sense nor logic that it should be beared this way.”

   “The sudden emergence of a bull market generated panic among brokers who had "beared" or "shorted" the stock.”

2. (form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, proscribed)simple past and past participle of bear (carried, tolerated etc.)

   “This allowed me to continue inflicting this injury on myself long after I otherwise could have beared, I think.”