bearing.
That bears (some specified thing).
Meaning & usage
That bears (some specified thing).
a gift-bearing visitor
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
That's a bearing wall.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English beringe, berynge, berende, berande, berand, from Old English berende (“bearing; fruitful”) (also as synonym Old English bǣrende), from Proto-Germanic *berandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear; carry”), equivalent to bear + -ing.
A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.
The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
One'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.
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
That has no bearing on this issue.
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.
That 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.
The portion of a support on which anything rests.
The unsupported span.
The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.
Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bering, beringe, berynge, equivalent to bear + -ing.
present participle and gerund of bear
Where this word comes from
From Middle English beringe, berynge, berende, berande, berand, from Old English berende (“bearing; fruitful”) (also as synonym Old English bǣrende), from Proto-Germanic *berandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear; carry”), equivalent to bear + -ing.
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