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beard|ed /b I ə ^r d I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A bearded man has a beard. □  …a bearded 40-year-old sociology professor.

bear|er /beə rə ^r / (bearers )

1 N‑COUNT The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you. □ [+ of ] I hate to be the bearer of bad news.

2 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A bearer of a particular thing is a person who carries it, especially in a ceremony. [FORMAL ] □  …Britain's flag bearer at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

3 N‑COUNT The bearer of something such as a document, a right, or an official position is the person who possesses it or holds it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the traditional bourgeois notion of the citizen as a bearer of rights. □  Spanish identity documents state the bearer's profession.

4 → see also pallbearer , standard bearer

bea r hug (bear hugs ) N‑COUNT A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.

bear|ing ◆◇◇ /beə r I ŋ/ (bearings )

1 PHRASE If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is relevant to it. □  Experts generally agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health. □  My father's achievements really don't have any bearing on what I do.

2 N‑SING [usu poss N ] Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand. [LITERARY ] □  She later wrote warmly of his bearing and behaviour.

3 N‑COUNT If you take a bearing with a compass, you use it to work out the direction in which a particular place lies or in which something is moving.

4 PHRASE If you get your bearings or find your bearings , you find out where you are or what you should do next. If you lose your bearings , you do not know where you are or what you should do next. □  A sightseeing tour of the city is included to help you get your bearings.

5 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Bearings are small metal balls that are placed between moving parts of a machine in order to make them move smoothly and easily over each other. □  An oil seal was replaced, along with both front wheel bearings.

6 → see also ball bearing

-bearing /-beər I ŋ/ COMB -bearing combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe things that hold the specified substance inside them. □  …oil-bearing rocks. □  …malaria-bearing mosquitos.

bear|ish /beə r I ʃ/ ADJ On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish . [BUSINESS ] □  Dealers said investors remain bearish.

bea r mar|ket (bear markets ) N‑COUNT A bear market is a situation on the stock market when people are selling a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will decrease in value and that they will be able to make a profit by buying them again after a short time. Compare bull market . [BUSINESS ]

bear|skin /beə ^r sk I n/ (bearskins )

1 N‑COUNT A bearskin is a tall fur hat that is worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.

2 N‑COUNT A bearskin is the skin and fur of a bear.

beast /biː st/ (beasts ) N‑COUNT You can refer to an animal as a beast , especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one. [LITERARY ] □  …the threats our ancestors faced from wild beasts.

beast|ly /biː stli/

1 ADJ If you describe something as beastly , you mean that it is very unpleasant. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

2 ADJ If you describe someone as beastly , you mean that they are behaving unkindly. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

bea st of bu r|den (beasts of burden ) N‑COUNT A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things.

beat ◆◆◆ /biː t/ (beats , beating , beaten ) The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense. 1 VERB If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard. □ [V n] My sister tried to stop them and they beat her. □ [be V -ed + to ] They were beaten to death with baseball bats.