Bearing - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- dignified manner or conduct (syn: comportment, mien, presence)
- characteristic way of bearing one's body (syn: carriage, posture)
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield (syn: charge)
- a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
adjective
Extra examples
...these new facts have some bearing on the case...
Although it was not a bearing year, the exhibition was very fine.
...the lookout in the crow's nest warned that there was an enemy frigate abaft and bearing down hard on their ship...
...the actress's regal bearing makes her a perfect choice to play royalty on the screen...
She was bearing a tray of brimming glasses.
The Stock Exchange has been described as the cloaca bearing with it all the refuse of mankind.
Exit Hamlet, bearing the body of Polonius.
More money should be given to housing, bearing in mind (=because of) the problem of homelessness.
The wedding guests arrived, bearing gifts.
How is he bearing up since the accident?
Exercise has a direct bearing on how healthy you are.
If we succeed in bulling silver we shall also succeed in bearing gold to the same extent.
Stems bearing slender wands of flowers
She is bearing his child
...bearing her husband's pall were her four brothers and two nephews...
Word forms
singular: bearing
plural: bearings
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