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Office party
A bean-feast, also known as beano in Britain, is an informal term for a celebratory meal or party. Historically it referred especially to an annual summer
Bean-feast
British food festival
Montpelier Bean Feast is an annual event taking place in Montpelier Park in Montpelier, Bristol, England. The emphasis is on celebrating community pride
Montpelier_Bean_Feast
Painting by the Dutch painter Jan Steen
The Bean Feast is a 1668 oil painting by the Dutch artist Jan Steen, now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Kassel), Germany. In the 17th-century Low
The_Bean_Feast
Legendary 16th-century Scottish cannibal
Alexander "Sawney" Bean (sometimes also given as Sandy Bane, etc.) is a legendary figure, said to have been the head of a 45-member clan in Scotland in
Sawney_Bean
Type of cake associated with Epiphany
pastry, originally eaten on Twelfth Night but now enjoyed at Hogmanay. Bean-feast Bread in Spain Ensaïmada Panettone – an Italian sweet bread served during
King_cake
Topics referred to by the same term
England T13 Beano Grenade, an experimental hand grenade Beano, short for bean-feast, a British colloquial term for an excursion or celebration with food and
Beano
Notable dining events, feasts and banquets
Discontinued in 2017 and then reestablished at the White House in 2018. Bean-feast – was primarily an annual dinner given by an employer to his or her employees
List_of_dining_events
Christian feast day for Jesus's legal father
Joseph's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Joseph or the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, is in Western Christianity the principal feast day of Saint Joseph, husband
Saint_Joseph's_Day
Australian cricketer (1969–2022)
original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022. "Warne has craving for bean feast". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 4
Shane_Warne
Overview of military rations by country
Sambal Shrimp; Bean Curd and Vegetable mix; long bean stew; canned pineapple and canned papaya; 2 packages of quick-cooking porridge (black bean porridge and
List_of_military_rations
Fatty seed of Theobroma cacao
Forms of the cocoa bean during production The cocoa bean, also known as cocoa (/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/) or cacao (/kəˈkaʊ/), is the dried and fully fermented seed
Cocoa_bean
California Central Coast culinary style
barbecues for President Reagan, including five feasts on the South Lawn of the White House. Pinquito beans are an essential component of the traditional
Santa_Maria–style_barbecue
Agricultural technique of Indigenous people in the Americas
The crops are squash, maize ("corn"), and climbing beans (typically tepary beans or common beans). Traditionally, several Native American groups also
Three_Sisters_(agriculture)
Centrepiece of Thanksgiving in the US and Canada
bird, potato, sweet potato, corn (maize), squash (including pumpkin), green bean, and cranberry. The Pilgrims may have learned about some of these foods from
Thanksgiving_dinner
A bean-to-bar company produces chocolate by processing cocoa beans into a product in-house, rather than melting chocolate from another manufacturer. They
List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers
List_of_bean-to-bar_chocolate_manufacturers
Christian holiday
also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter
Candlemas
Christian feast day
Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding at Cana. In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates
Epiphany_(holiday)
Area of Ilford, East London
the Fairlop Oak, where a meal of beans and bacon was served. This may be the origin of the English words bean-feast and beano. Soon other employers began
Fairlop
Chinese grand banquet style of cooking
The term Manchu–Han Imperial Feast (simplified Chinese: 满汉全席; traditional Chinese: 滿漢全席; pinyin: Mǎnhàn quánxí, and also Comprehensive Manchu–Han Banquet)
Manchu–Han_Imperial_Feast
Natural area in Greater London and Essex, England
benefit for his workers - they dined on beans and bacon, and this may be the origin of the English words bean-feast and beano. The occasion quickly grew
Hainault_Forest
1970 children's novel by Roald Dahl
to the feast, and then, Mr Fox, Badger, and Mr Fox's second son tunnel to Bean's secret cider cellar. Here, they are nearly caught by Bean's servant
Fantastic_Mr_Fox
Productions, a division of Peter Knipp Holdings Pte Ltd. For organizing the bean feast, the World Gourmet Summit claims to have picked up some gongs, including
World_Gourmet_Summit
Jewish holiday
for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever." Exodus 13:3
Passover
Ancient Roman goddess of the hinge
Carna's feast day was marked as nefastus on the calendar; that is, it was a public holiday when no assembly or court could convene. Mashed beans and lard
Cardea
British sporting goods brand
G. Bussey and Co". South London Press (London). 21 July 1888. p. 7. "Bean Feast". Hampshire Advertiser (Hampshire). 6 July 1887. p. 4. "Death of Mr. Bussey"
George_G._Bussey_&_Co.
Feast day of Saint Martin of Tours
Martlemas), and historically called Old Halloween or Old All Hallows Eve, is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on
St._Martin's_Day
Gaelic festival and feast day of Saint Brigid
traditional festival on 1 February. It marks the beginning of spring and is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. Historically, its many folk
Imbolc
Ancient Roman festival of the dead
the lemures or larvae were propitiated with chants and offerings of black beans. In the Julian calendar the three days of the festival were 9, 11, and 13
Lemuria_(festival)
Third-fourth century Christian martyr and a canonized saint
explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass. Her traditional feast day, known in Europe as Saint Lucy's Day, is observed by Western Christians
Saint_Lucy
Social festival of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Mezban is a traditional regional Bengali feast and nowadays refers to both the regional tradition and the feast that results in common usage. The famous
Mezban
Christian holiday
begins on Christmas Day or 26 December. 6 January is celebrated as the feast of Epiphany, which begins the Epiphanytide season. A superstition in English-speaking
Twelfth_Night_(holiday)
Country in West Africa
producer of cassava. Additional major crops include maize, rice, millet, yam beans, and guinea corn (sorghum). Cocoa is the principal agricultural export,
Nigeria
7th-century Irish cleric
Saint Broccán Clóen Born Ireland Died 7th century Ireland Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Feast September 17th
Broccán_Clóen
Sweet bean liquid dessert from the Dominican Republic
Habichuelas con dulce is a sweet bean liquid dessert from the Dominican Republic that is especially popular around the Easter holiday. The dessert is part
Habichuelas_con_dulce
Dish of a flour tortilla wrapped to enclose a filling
rice, beans, asadero cheese, chile rajas, or chile relleno. Other ingredients may include: barbacoa, mole, refried beans and cheese (a "bean and cheese"
Burrito
6th century Irish saint
County Sligo, Ireland. She was a sister of Bishop Conal of Drumconnell. Her feast day is 11 August. A native of County Sligo, Athracht resolved to devote
Athracht
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American singer (1943–1971)
Are Open (1968) Live in Europe (1968) Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1968) Feast of Friends (1969) The Doors: A Tribute to Jim Morrison (1981) The Doors:
Jim_Morrison
Municipality and City in Veracruz, Mexico
[citation needed] The main agricultural products in the city are maize, beans, citrus, watermelon, papaya and pipián. Livestock are also an important
Álamo,_Veracruz
Sicilian dish
containing boiled wheatberries and sugar, which is eaten on December 13, the feast day of Saint Lucy, the patron saint of Syracuse. The dish is consumed in
Cuccìa
Island country in the Mediterranean Sea
green beans, artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and grape leaves, and pulses such as beans, broad beans, peas, black-eyed beans, chick-peas
Cyprus
American actress and businesswoman (born 1972)
Paltrow' collection to breast cancer research. In 2006, she became the face for Bean Pole International, a Korean fashion brand and in 2014, she partnered with
Gwyneth_Paltrow
Culinary traditions of Nigeria
oil or groundnut oil to create deeply flavored sauces and soups. Nigerian feasts can be colourful and lavish, while aromatic market and roadside snacks cooked
Nigerian_cuisine
President of El Salvador since 2019
he began donating coffee beans grown on his farm to local businesses and launched the Bean of Fire coffee brand. Through Bean of Fire, Bukele became one
Nayib_Bukele
6th century Irish hermit
their positive Christian influence upon the Breton people. Saint Abran's feast day is 8 May on the Western Rite Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church calendars
Abran
East Asian spring festival
cake. Mung bean powder is used to make mung bean noodles, and is also occasionally decorated with the jindallae. By dyeing the mung bean powder with
Double_Third_Festival
Indian actor and producer (born 1960)
Retrieved 13 January 2017. Nair, R. Madhavan (10 November 2006). "Colourful feast for the eyes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
Mohanlal
Holiday held close to the summer solstice
celebrated with outdoor gatherings that include bonfires, maypole dancing and feasting. There is evidence that the summer solstice has been culturally important
Midsummer
parishes of the Church of Sweden. The Feast of St. Lucy, celebrated during Advent, on December 13, is a major feast day celebrated by Evangelical-Lutherans
Christmas_in_Sweden
The series starts when House Stark, led by Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark (Sean Bean), is drawn into schemes surrounding King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy). The
List of Game of Thrones episodes
List_of_Game_of_Thrones_episodes
Northern Italian rice dish
used to use saffron as a pigment, added it to a rice dish at a wedding feast. Risotto is believed to have originated in what is now known as Lombardy
Risotto
Husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus
prepare a large feast to honor him. The rain did come, and the people of Sicily prepared a large banquet for their patron saint. The fava bean was the crop
Saint_Joseph
Georgian dish of chopped and minced vegetables
dish of chopped and minced vegetables, made of cabbage, eggplant, spinach, beans, beets and combined with ground walnuts, vinegar, onions, garlic, and herbs
Pkhali
Culinary traditions of the country of Georgia
Georgian love of family and friends is one of the reasons why the supra (feast) is so important in Georgia. Supra is offered spontaneously to relatives
Georgian_cuisine
Flemish saint
France. He is known as the patron saint of shepherds and coffee, and his feast day is on April 16. Saint Drogo was born into a noble family in Epinoy-Sebourg
Saint_Drogo
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
exhibitions on an international scale. On 19 January each year, the patronal feast of Saint Bassianus is celebrated. Religious celebrations begin the previous
Lodi,_Lombardy
Company. Disenchantment features a multitude of characters including Princess Bean (Abbi Jacobson), Elfo (Nat Faxon), and Luci (Eric Andre), and consists of
List of Disenchantment episodes
List_of_Disenchantment_episodes
Italian virgin-martyr of the Catholic Church
of Serenelli's shirts and watching Teresa, while Serenelli was threshing beans in the barnyard. Knowing she would be alone, Alessandro returned to the
Maria_Goretti
Cooked dough food in Italian cuisine
alternatives for a gluten-free diet, such as rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils. Pasta is believed to have developed independently in Italy and
Pasta
Cantonese meal served in a communal bowl
transliterated as Poon choi, has been variously translated as "big bowl feast", "basin cuisine" or "Canton casserole". The dish is popular among Cantonese
Poon_choi
Japanese manga series
2025 979-8-88-933650-1 "Bacon & Eggs for Those Off Days!" "Finger Food Feast for the Show" "Retirement Prep: Meat-Wrapped French Fries" "Rainy Day Refreshment:
How_to_Grill_Our_Love
Food animal
forcemeats, and dumplings. In many culinary traditions, a roast goose is a feast meal dating back centuries. The common domestic goose belongs by descent
Goose_as_food
Sanrio fictional character
culture has had earlier characters based on food, including Anpanman, a red bean superhero with an animated series that features various egg-based characters
Gudetama
Variety of tteok (Korean rice cake)
shaped into small pieces and usually covered with steamed powdered dried beans or other ingredients. It is a representative type of glutinous pounded tteok
Injeolmi
20-day period used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars
Beans 7. JUN 29 - JULY 18 7. JUN 02 - JUN 21 Tecuilhuitontli Feast for the Revered Ones 8. JULY 19 - AUG 07 8. JUN 22 - JUL 11 Huey Tecuilhuitl Feast
Veintena
Meat curry
Bangladesh, several varieties exist; kala bhuna is often eaten at mezban feasts, at Muslim weddings, and on holidays. Bhuna has become a commonly eaten
Bhuna
Sandwich
Springfield. The sandwich consists of an egg foo young patty (made with mung bean sprouts and minced white onions) served with dill pickle slices, white onion
St._Paul_sandwich
New York-based organized crime group
officers, which left one of the officers with a fractured skull, during the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy. On April 13, 1995, DuPont was arrested at
Gambino_crime_family
2026 video game
Patrick Poti of the online magazine 4Players described the game as a "feast for action-RPG players", though it criticized the technical execution; the
Gothic_1_Remake
Cuisine of the state of Minnesota
as a lunch for iron miners. Minnesota-style chow mein – made with celery, bean sprouts, ground pork, and topped with processed chicken. Walleye cakes –
Cuisine_of_Minnesota
Traditional dish from Central America
pinto or gallopinto is a traditional rice and bean dish from Central America. Consisting of rice and beans as a base, gallo pinto is important to both Nicaragua
Gallo_pinto
Vegetable dish from Manipur, India
distinctive to singju. This latter non-ngari version is also served in religious feasts where fish and meat is prohibited (especially when there is a death of someone
Singju
Sicilian soup
prepare a large feast to honor him. The rain did come, and the people of Sicily prepared a large banquet for their patron saint. The fava bean was the crop
Maccu
Korean rice cakes
cooking. Some common ingredients for many kinds of tteok are red bean, soybean, mung bean, mugwort, pumpkin, chestnut, pine nut, jujube, dried fruits, sesame
Tteok
Culinary traditions in the Aztec Empire
Aztec fasting was to abstain from these two. The other major foods were beans, squash and New World varieties of the grains amaranth (or pigweed), and
Aztec_cuisine
English competitive eater and YouTuber
22 December 2024 – via YouTube. The McMukbang (9,000 Calorie McDonald's Feast) | BeardMeatsFood. YouTube. BeardMeatsFood. Retrieved 22 December 2024 –
Beard_Meats_Food
Japanese holiday celebrating spring held in the first week of February
threw beans from their houses into the open air. The Ainōshō, a dictionary compiled during the Muromachi period, states that the practice of bean-throwing
Setsubun
Pie made primarily with corn syrup and pecans
American pies Sweet Angel Apple crisp Apple Atlantic Beach Banana cream Bean Blackberry Black bottom Blueberry Buttermilk Butterscotch Cashew Cherry Chess
Pecan_pie
Chinese harvest festival
carried and displayed. Mooncakes, a rich pastry typically filled with sweet-bean or lotus-seed paste, are eaten during this festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn_Festival
1935 novel by John Steinbeck
nothing but tortillas and beans, but nevertheless are found amazingly healthy by the school doctor. Teresina gleans the beans from the fields. As the Madonna
Tortilla_Flat
Traditional Georgian stew
(Georgian: ლობიო) is a traditional Georgian dish of various kinds of prepared beans (cooked or stewed), also containing coriander, walnuts, garlic and onion
Lobio
Festival marking the beginning of summer
often be adorned with flowers in a May crowning. 1 May is also one of two feast days of the Catholic patron saint of workers St Joseph the Worker, a carpenter
May_Day
Coffee brand made by Nestlé
began developing a new instant coffee product in 1932 to use the surplus of beans. The large supply of surplus came from the lowered coffee prices in Brazil
Nescafé
Species of tree
Brief History of Cassia Cinnamon Mdidea.com> Dalby, Andrew (1996). Siren Feasts: A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece. London: Routledge. Faure, Paul
Cinnamomum_cassia
Corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a sauce
Enchiladas can be filled with various ingredients, including meats, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, or combinations. Enchilada sauces include chili-based
Enchilada
Character in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones
viewers of the TV series. Ned is portrayed by veteran English actor Sean Bean in the first season of Game of Thrones, as a child by Sebastian Croft in
Ned_Stark
Cuisine of the Eastern Mediterranean
bread Ful medames (فول مدمس)—ground fava beans and olive oil also prepared in Syria as a salad with fava beans, chopped tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon
Levantine_cuisine
Episode/special Year Description "The Feast of Steven" 1965 Episode 7 of The Daleks' Master Plan "The Christmas Invasion" 2005 "The Runaway Bride" 2006
List of Christmas television episodes and specials in the United Kingdom
List_of_Christmas_television_episodes_and_specials_in_the_United_Kingdom
Culinary traditions of China
also based on fermented soybeans, including hoisin sauce, ground bean sauce and yellow bean sauce. There are also different sauces preferred by regional cuisines
Chinese_cuisine
Accomplishment Winner(s) Date Notes Feast or Fired Eric Young, Steve Maclin, Trey Miguel, and Eddie Edwards January 22 Each won a briefcase for a future
2026 in professional wrestling
2026_in_professional_wrestling
Deity of war, iron and blacksmiths in the Yoruba religion
certain foods. These include goat, cajá-manga (Spondias dulcis), sugar, black beans, yams, and the manga-espada (an elongated mango cultivar of Brazil) in the
Ogun
Largest and most formal meal of the day
main or more sophisticated meal at any time in the day, such as a banquet, feast, or a special meal eaten on a Sunday or holiday, such as Christmas dinner
Dinner
Water sprite
final kisses. He later marries another girl, but the food at their wedding feast is mysteriously poisoned with serpent venom and everyone who eats it dies
Melusine
is covered 3 layers - duteop powder [outside, made of black-line white bean (흰팥)], sweet rice [middle], and variety nuts and fruits [inside, including
List_of_tteok_varieties
Buffet-style meal of Swedish origin
also include local and family specialties. Among them are isterband, baked beans, omelette with shrimps or mushrooms covered with béchamel sauce, äggost
Smorgasbord
Group of large game birds
commencement of the banquet, before the master of the house. At a nuptial feast, the peacock was served by the maid of honour, and placed before the bride
Peafowl
Cooking method
(2007) "Salt-crusted Sea Bass with runner bean salad" Dimbleby H., and Baxter J. (2015) "A Sicilian feast with salt-crusted seabass". The Guardian. acrylamide –
Salt_crust
English colonial venture in America (1620–1691)
the pilgrims celebrated a feast of thanksgiving which became known in the 19th century as "The First Thanksgiving." The feast was probably held in early
Plymouth_Colony
Jewish New Year
year you shall keep a feast unto me... the feast of unleavened bread (Passover)... the feast of harvest (Shavuot)... and the feast of ingathering (Sukkot)
Rosh_Hashanah
Frogs and Bertie Bott's Every-Flavour Beans have been manufactured in the real world. The Bertie Bott's Beans produced by Jelly Belly include flavours
Fictional universe of Harry Potter
Fictional_universe_of_Harry_Potter
BEAN FEAST
BEAN FEAST
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Bear; Courageous
Female
English
Scottish form of French Jeanne, JEAN means "God is gracious." Compare with masculine Jean.
Male
English
 Short form of English Brandon, BRAN means "broom-covered hill," and other names beginning with Bran-. Compare with other forms of Bran.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Japanese
Field of Beans
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Strong as a bear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of beans, from Old English bēan ‘beans’ (a collective singular). Occasionally it may have been applied as a nickname for a someone considered of little importance.English : nickname for a pleasant person, from Middle English bēne ‘friendly’, ‘amiable’ (of unknown origin; there is apparently no connection with Bain or Bon).Scottish : Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Beathán, a diminutive of beatha ‘life’.Translation of German Bohne, or an altered spelling of Biehn. See also Bihn.Mistranslation of French Lefevre. As the vocabulary word fèvre ‘smith’ was replaced by forgeron, the meaning of the old word became opaque, and the surname was reinterpreted as if it were La fève, from fève ‘(fava) bean’. Lefevre is the most common name in French Canada; great numbers of them migrated to the US, where many adopted the name Bean, in the belief that it was a translation of Lefèvre. See also Lafave.
Male
English
Originally an English pet name BEAU means "handsome," derived from the French word, beau, meaning "beautiful." Later, in the 19th century, it was used as a word meaning "admirer" or "sweetheart." Its use as a forename seems to have been due to Wren's novel Beau Geste (1924) and the character Beau Wilkes in Mitchell's Gone With the Wind (1936).Â
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : nickname from been ‘leg’, probably a nickname for a cripple.Dutch : occupational name for a butcher.Dutch : from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with the element Ber(n)- ‘bear’, as for example Bernhard.English : variant spelling of Bean.
Male
Irish
 Irish name BRAN means "raven." In mythology (from Voyage of Bran), this is the name of a mariner who went on a quest to the Other World. Compare with other forms of Bran.
Boy/Male
French American
Handsome. Famous namesakes: 19th-century British dandy Beau Brummell, AKA George Bryan Brummell;...
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Seán, SEAN means "God is gracious."
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from the Latin word decanus, DEAN means "dean; ecclesiastical supervisor."
Boy/Male
Scottish
Fair skinned.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English dene ‘valley’ (Old English denu), or a habitational name from any of several places in various parts of England named Dean, Deane, or Deen from this word. In Scotland this is a habitational name from Den in Aberdeenshire or Dean in Ayrshire.English : occupational name for the servant of a dean or nickname for someone thought to resemble a dean. A dean was an ecclesiastical official who was the head of a chapter of canons in a cathedral. The Middle English word deen is a borrowing of Old French d(e)ien, from Latin decanus (originally a leader of ten men, from decem ‘ten’), and thus is a cognate of Deacon.Irish : variant of Deane.Italian : occupational name cognate with 2, from Venetian dean ‘dean’, a dialect form of degan, from degano (Italian decano).
Male
French
A derivative of Anglo-Norman French Jehan, JEAN means "God is gracious." Compare with feminine Jean.
Male
Welsh
 Welsh name BRAN means "crow" or "raven." In mythology, this is the name of a giant king of Britain known as Bran the Blessed, who was killed attacking Ireland. Compare with other forms of Bran.
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Scandinavian, Swedish
Grim Bear; Bear; Courageous; Brave Like a Bear; Form of Bernard
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Anglicized form of Welsh ap Iefan, BEVAN means "son of Evan."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cian, KEAN means "ancient, distant."
Male
Arthurian
, (king; raven); Bran the Blessed.
BEAN FEAST
BEAN FEAST
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Modern, Tamil, Telugu
The Earth; Love of God
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : reduced form of Mannering.
Boy/Male
Latin
Red haired.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Pure
Girl/Female
French American English Latin
Laurel.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beauty the planet venus
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi, Modern
No End
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Best Among the Victors
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Born second.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Priceless Elixir
BEAN FEAST
BEAN FEAST
BEAN FEAST
BEAN FEAST
BEAN FEAST
v. t.
To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples; to bear children; to bear interest.
n.
A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse.
p. p.
of Beat
v. t.
To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.
imp.
of Beat
superl.
Of poor quality; as, mean fare.
n.
An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
n.
The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
a.
Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day.
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
superl.
Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean hospitality.
v. t.
To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
v. t.
To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.