bearing

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Bear Source: opted

2. n. The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self; mien; behavior; carriage. Source: opted

3. n. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect. Source: opted

6. n. The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing. Source: opted

7. n. 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. Source: opted

8. n. The portion of a support on which anything rests. Source: opted

9. n. Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports. Source: opted

10. n. The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal. Source: opted

11. n. The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates. Source: opted

12. n. Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl. Source: opted

13. n. 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. Source: opted

14. n. The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer. Source: opted

15. n. The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast. Source: opted

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