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5 PHRASE If you spill the beans , you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.

6 → see also baked beans

bea n bag (bean bags ) also beanbag N‑COUNT A bean bag is a large round cushion filled with tiny pieces of plastic or rubber. It takes the shape of your body when you sit on it.

bea n coun|ter (bean counters ) also bean-counter N‑COUNT You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …bean counters who tend to focus on controlling expenses.

bea n curd N‑UNCOUNT Bean curd is a soft white or brown food made from soya beans.

bean|feast /biː nfiːst/ (beanfeasts ) N‑COUNT A beanfeast is a party or other social event. [BRIT , INFORMAL ]

bean|pole /biː npoʊl/ (beanpoles ) N‑COUNT If you call someone a beanpole , you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

bea n sprout (bean sprouts ) also beansprout N‑COUNT Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.

bear

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➊ bear ◆◆◇ /beə ^r / (bears , bearing , bore , borne )

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1 VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there. [LITERARY ] □ [V n adv/prep] They bore the oblong hardwood box into the kitchen and put it on the table. ●  -bearing COMB □  …food-bearing lorries.

2 VERB If you bear something such as a weapon, you hold it or carry it with you. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] …the constitutional right to bear arms. ●  -bearing COMB □  …rifle-bearing soldiers. □  …hundreds of flag-bearing marchers.

3 VERB If one thing bears the weight of something else, it supports the weight of that thing. □ [V n] The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men. ●  -bearing COMB □  …the load-bearing joints of the body.

4 VERB If something bears a particular mark or characteristic, it has that mark or characteristic. □ [V n] The houses bear the marks of bullet holes. □ [V n] …notepaper bearing the Presidential seal. □ [V n] The room bore all the signs of a violent struggle.

5 VERB If you bear an unpleasant experience, you accept it because you are unable to do anything about it. □ [V n] They will have to bear the misery of living in constant fear of war.

6 VERB [with neg] If you can't bear someone or something, you dislike them very much. □ [V n/v-ing] I can't bear people who make judgements and label me. □ [V to-inf] He can't bear to talk about it, even to me.

7 VERB If someone bears the cost of something, they pay for it. □ [V n] Patients should not have to bear the costs of their own treatment.

8 VERB If you bear the responsibility for something, you accept responsibility for it. □ [V n] If a woman makes a decision to have a child alone, she should bear that responsibility alone.

9 VERB If one thing bears no resemblance or no relationship to another thing, they are not at all similar. □ [V n] Their daily menus bore no resemblance whatsoever to what they were actually fed. □ [V n] For many software packages, the price bears little relation to cost.

10 VERB When a plant or tree bears flowers, fruit, or leaves, it produces them. □ [V n] As the plants grow and start to bear fruit they will need a lot of water. ●  -bearing COMB □  …a strong, fruit-bearing apple tree.