bear up

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Verb

bear up (third-person singular simple present bears up, present participle bearing up, simple past bore up, past participle borne up)

  1. (nautical) To sail close to the wind.
  2. (idiomatic) To endure hardship cheerfully.

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Last modified on 14 January 2013, at 18:30