Definition of bearing

adjective (a)

• (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain (adj.all)

  Antonym: nonbearing
  

  source: wordnet30

noun (n)

• relevant relation or interconnection (noun.linkdef)

  Example:
  Those issues have no bearing on our situation.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies (noun.location)

  Synonym: aim, heading
  

  source: wordnet30
• dignified manner or conduct (noun.attribute)

  Synonym: comportment, mien, presence
  

  source: wordnet30
• characteristic way of bearing one's body (noun.attribute)

  Synonym: carriage, posture
  

  source: wordnet30
• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: armorial bearing, charge, heraldic bearing
  

  source: wordnet30
• a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily (noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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