Meanings
verbweight-bear (third-person singular simple present weight-bears, present participle weight-bearing, simple past weight-beared or weight-bore, past participle weight-beared or weight-bore or weight-borne)
present singular third person weight-bears · participle present weight-bearing · past weight-beared · past weight-bore · participle past weight-beared · participle past weight-bore · participle past weight-borne · alternative weight bear · alternative weightbear
Origin
Back-formation from weight-bearing.
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weight-bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weight-bear
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“weight-bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weight-bear. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weight-bear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weight-bear.
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