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Bearing   /bˈɛrɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Bearing  n.  
1.
The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage. "I know him by his bearing."
2.
Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.
3.
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. "But of this frame, the bearings and the ties, The strong connections, nice dependencies."
4.
Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.
5.
The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing. "(His mother) in travail of his bearing."
6.
(Arch.)
(a)
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.
(b)
The portion of a support on which anything rests.
(c)
Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
7.
(Mach.)
(a)
The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.
(b)
The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.
8.
(Her.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms commonly in the pl. "A carriage covered with armorial bearings."
9.
(Naut.)
(a)
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.
(b)
pl. The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.
(c)
pl. The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.
Ball bearings. See under Ball.
To bring one to his bearings, to bring one to his senses.
To lose one's bearings, to become bewildered.
To take bearings, to ascertain by the compass the position of an object; to ascertain the relation of one object or place to another; to ascertain one's position by reference to landmarks or to the compass; hence (Fig.), to ascertain the condition of things when one is in trouble or perplexity.
Synonyms: Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; manner; carriage; demeanor; port; conduct; direction; relation; tendency; influence.





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"Bearing" Quotes from Famous Books



... "that even those who discard the Darwinian hypothesis because of their objection to acknowledging relationship with the monkeys should have no reluctance to admit some distant connection with this noble and intelligent being, so like man in bearing and intellect, and yet so closely allied to the gorilla that we cannot ...
— The Missing Link • Edward Dyson
... enter into rest"? See that ship—how restfully she sails over the waters, her sails swelling with the gale; and borne without an effort! And yet, look at that man at the helm. See how firmly he holds the rudder, bearing against the wind, and holding her steady to her position. Let him for a moment relax his steady hold and the ship will fall listlessly along the wind. The sails will flap, the waves will toss the vessel at their will, and all rest and power will have gone. It is the fixed helm that brings ...
— Days of Heaven Upon Earth • Rev. A. B. Simpson
... this interview did not speedily pass from her mind, and by her gentler and more patient bearing Mildred was taught again how much she owed to one whom she had so ...
— Without a Home • E. P. Roe
... COLVIN, - The cruiser for San Francisco departs to-morrow morning bearing you some kind of a scratch. This much more important packet will travel by way of Auckland. It contains a ballant; and I think a better ballant than I expected ever to do. I can imagine how you will wag your pow over it; and how ragged you will find it, etc., but has it not spirit all ...
— Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson - Volume 2 • Robert Louis Stevenson
... only bearing up in public," laughed Eleanor. "But there certainly is a great change in him since ...
— Half a Hero - A Novel • Anthony Hope


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