unbear

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verb

To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).

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Meanings

verbunbear (third-person singular simple present unbears, present participle unbearing, simple past unbore, past participle unborne)

present singular third person unbears · participle present unbearing · past unbore · participle past unborne

  1. transitiveTo remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).

    […] he dashes to his destination at such a speed that when he stops the horse half smothers him in a cloud of steam. "Unbear him half a moment to freshen him up, and I'll be back."

    1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC

Origin

From un- + bear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

urbaneunbare
Cite this entry
APA

unbear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbear

MLA

“unbear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbear. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbear.

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