BEARING

n. behavior, deportment, demeanor, manner; way of standing or moving of a person; influence; direction; machine part on which another part turns; relevance, pertinence, relatedness, state of being connected to the current subject; (Architecture) support for a beam or part of a structure

adj. producing, that yields; designed to support a beam or part of a structure

v. give birth

v. endure; carry; support; suffer; produce; give birth

Bearing may refer to:Bearing (navigation), a term for directionBearing (mechanical), a component that separates moving parts and takes a load
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Noun
1. relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
(hypernym) relatedness
2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
(synonym) heading, aim
(hypernym) direction, way
(hyponym) tack
3. dignified manner or conduct
(synonym) comportment, presence, mien
(hypernym) manner, personal manner
(hyponym) dignity, lordliness, gravitas
(derivation) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
4. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
(synonym) carriage, posture
(hypernym) bodily property
(hyponym) walk, manner of walking
(derivation) hold, carry, bear
5. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
(synonym) charge, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
(hypernym) heraldry
(hyponym) annulet, roundel
6. a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing
(part-holonym) rotating mechanism
Adjective
1. (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
(synonym) bearing(a)
(antonym) nonbearing
(similar) load-bearing(a), supporting(a)
2. producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees"
(similar) productive
(classification) combining form

Noun
1. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
(hypernym) carnivore
(hyponym) brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos
(member-holonym) Ursidae, family Ursidae
2. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
(antonym) bull
(hypernym) investor
Verb
1. have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
(hypernym) have, feature
(hyponym) carry
2. give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
(synonym) give birth, deliver, birth, have
(hypernym) produce, bring forth
(hyponym) twin
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
3. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
(synonym) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) accept, live with, swallow
(verb-group) suffer
4. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
(hypernym) transport, carry
(hyponym) frogmarch
(entail) move, displace
(derivation) carrier, bearer, toter
5. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
(synonym) turn out
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) spin off
(see-also) corroborate, underpin, bear out, support
6. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
(synonym) take over, accept, assume
(hypernym) take
(hyponym) face the music, carry-the can
7. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
(synonym) hold, carry, contain
(hypernym) include
(hyponym) retain
(verb-group) contain, take, hold
8. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
(synonym) yield, pay
(hypernym) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hyponym) net, clear
(classification) investment, investment funds
9. have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
(synonym) wear
(hypernym) have, feature
10. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
(synonym) behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(hypernym) hold, carry
(hyponym) fluster
(verb-group) hold, carry
(derivation) bearing, comportment, presence, mien
11. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
(synonym) hold
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
(derivation) holder, bearer
12. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
(synonym) hold, carry
(hyponym) stoop
(verb-group) behave, acquit, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(derivation) carriage, bearing, posture
13. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
(synonym) have a bun in the oven, carry, gestate, expect
(hypernym) give birth, deliver, birth, have
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) give birth, deliver, birth, have

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bear
  

(n.)
The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.
  

(n.)
The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection.
  

(n.)
The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W. N. W.
  

(n.)
The portion of a support on which anything rests.
  

(n.)
The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.
  

(n.)
The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.
  

(n.)
The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage.
  

(n.)
The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.
  

(n.)
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.
  

(n.)
That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.
  

(n.)
Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
  

(n.)
Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
  

(n.)
Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
  

(n.)
Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.