Definitionen
1.Verbpresent participle and gerund of bear
2.AdjectiveThat bears (some specified thing)."a gift-bearing visitor"
3.AdjectiveOf a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load."That's a bearing wall."
4.NounA mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.
5.NounThe horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
6.NounOne's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively."Do we go left here or straight on? Hold on, let me just get my bearings.; I started a new job last week, and I still haven't quite found my bearings."
7.NounRelevance; a relationship or connection."That has no bearing on this issue."
8.NounOne's posture, demeanor, or manner."She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing."
9.NounThat part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports."A lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall."
10.NounThe portion of a support on which anything rests.
11.NounThe unsupported span."The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports."
12.NounAny single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.