"underbear" meaning in English

See underbear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈbɛə(ɹ)/ Forms: underbears [present, singular, third-person], underbearing [participle, present], underbore [past], underbare [obsolete, past], underborne [participle, past]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English underberen (“to support”), from Old English underberan (“to support, endure”), equivalent to under- + bear. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|underberen|t=to support}} Middle English underberen (“to support”), {{inh|en|ang|underberan|t=to support, endure}} Old English underberan (“to support, endure”), {{prefix|en|under|bear}} under- + bear Head templates: {{en-verb|underbears|underbearing|underbore|underborne|past2=underbare|past2_qual=obsolete}} underbear (third-person singular simple present underbears, present participle underbearing, simple past underbore or (obsolete) underbare, past participle underborne)
  1. To support, endure.
    Sense id: en-underbear-en-verb-1-J84vEe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (transitive) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underbear-en-verb-46XcZys- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: underbearer

Inflected forms

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