Meaning

• A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.

• A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.

• An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.

• A state policeman (short for smokey bear).

• A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.

• A portable punching machine.

• A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.

• The fifteenth Lenormand card.

• Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.

  "That window can be a bear to open."

Meaning

• To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.

  "to bear a railroad stock"

Meaning

• (investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

  "The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors."