bearing

bearing
bear•ing
[[t]ˈbɛər ɪŋ[/t]] n.
1) the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
a person of dignified bearing[/ex]
2) the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth
3) something that is produced; a crop
4) the act of enduring or the capacity to endure
5) reference or relation (usu. fol. by on):
It has no bearing on the problem[/ex]
6) bui archit.
a) a supporting part of a structure
b) the area of contact between a bearing member, as a beam, and a pier, wall, or other underlying support
7) mac the support and guide for a rotating, oscillating, or sliding shaft, pivot, or wheel
8) sur Often, bearings. direction:
The pilot radioed the plane's bearings[/ex]
9) sur a horizontal direction expressed in degrees east or west of a true or magnetic north or south direction
10) her a device on a heraldic field
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Etymology: 1200–50

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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