unbear en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + bear.
Meanings
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(transitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unbore | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unborne | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unbears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unbearing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |