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bearing (iou)



bearing noun. ME.
[from BEAR verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of BEAR verb1: carrying, bringing; supporting, sustaining, enduring; giving birth, producing; thrusting, pressing. ME.
Manner of carrying oneself, bodily attitude; demeanour. ME.
W. Black The..courtesy of his bearing towards women. J. R. Ackerley Upon the platform..was a tall, handsome, elegantly tailored young man, of military bearing.
A material support; a supporting surface. ME.
J. Smeaton Each floor..lying upon the horizontal bearings furnished by these ledges.
A heraldic charge or device: in pl., that which is depicted on a coat of arms; a heraldic achievement, a coat of arms. M16.
Tennyson A gateway she discerns With armorial bearings stately.
The direction in which a place, object, etc., lies; direction of movement, orientation; in pl., (knowledge of) relative position. M17.
lose one's bearings, take one's bearings, etc. fig.: Day Lewis A child first begins to get his bearings and realise its identity by seeing itself reflected from two opposite sidesits father and its mother.
L. Garfield On went the old gentleman, confident now in his bearings, deeper and deeper into the..Town. H. Wouk The RAF could measure the range and bearing of a ship down to a hundred yards or less.
sing. & (freq.) in pl. Part of a machine which bears friction, esp. between a rotating part and its housing. L18.
ball-bearing: see BALL noun1. FOOTSTEP bearing. roller bearing: see ROLLER noun1. split bearing: see SPLIT adjective.
Practical relation or effect (up)on; influence, relevance. L18.
Conan Doyle We seem to be faced by a long series of inexplicable incidents with no bearing upon each other. D. M. Thomas She could not think of any unpleasant episode which might have had a bearing on her illness.
Comb.: bearing metal: used for antifriction linings of bearings. bearing rein a fixed rein passing from the bit to the harness pad, serving to keep the horse's head up and its neck arched.