- the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures: a man of dignified bearing.
- the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing.
- something that is produced; a crop.
- the act of enduring or capacity to endure.
- reference or relation (usually followed by on): It has some bearing on the problem.
- Architecture.
- a supporting part of a structure.
- the area of contact between a bearing member, as a beam, and a pier, wall, or other underlying support.
- the support and guide for a rotating, oscillating, or sliding shaft, pivot, or wheel.
- direction or relative position: The pilot radioed his bearings.
- a horizontal direction expressed in degrees east or west of a true or magnetic north or south direction.
- any single device on an escutcheon; charge.
- a support, guide, or locating piece for a rotating or reciprocating mechanical part
- relevance (to)
- a person's general social conduct, esp in manners, dress, and behaviour
- the act, period, or capability of producing fruit or young
- an amount produced; yield
- the part of a beam or lintel that rests on a support
- anything that carries weight or acts as a support
- the angular direction of a line, point, or course measured from true north or south (true bearing), magnetic north or south (magnetic bearing), or one's own position
- the position or direction, as of a ship, fixed with reference to two or more known points
- a sense of one's relative position or situation; orientation (esp in the phrases lose, get, or take one's bearings)
- heraldry
- a device or emblem on a heraldic shield; charge
- another name for coat of arms
