"bearproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bearproof [comparative], most bearproof [superlative]
Etymology: bear + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bear|proof}} bear + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} bearproof (comparative more bearproof, superlative most bearproof)
  1. Resistant to bears. Translations (resistant to bears): bärensicher (German)
    Sense id: en-bearproof-en-adj-LDZcvoIu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 49 51

Verb

Forms: bearproofs [present, singular, third-person], bearproofing [participle, present], bearproofed [participle, past], bearproofed [past]
Etymology: bear + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bear|proof}} bear + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} bearproof (third-person singular simple present bearproofs, present participle bearproofing, simple past and past participle bearproofed)
  1. (transitive) To make resistant to bears. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bearproof-en-verb-HvSXsKWz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 49 51

Inflected forms

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