bearing adj
1. (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain [syn: bearing(a)] [ant: nonbearing]
2. producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees" n
3. relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"
4. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: heading, aim]
5. dignified manner or conduct [syn: comportment, presence, mien]
6. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: carriage, posture]
7. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: charge, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing}]
8. a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily

Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. Bore (b[=o]r) (formerly Bare (b[^a]r)); p. p. Born (b[^o]rn), Borne (b[=o]r); p. pr. & vb. n. Bearing.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb["a]ren, Goth. ba['i]ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera, Sw. b["a]ra, Dan. b[ae]re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav brati to take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[.r] to bear. [root]9
1. Cf. Fertile.]
2. To support or sustain; to hold up.
3. To support and remove or carry; to convey. I 'll bear your logs the while. --Shak.
4. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.] Bear them to my house. --Shak.
5. To possess and use, as power; to exercise. Every man should bear rule in his own house. --Esther i. 22.
6. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
7. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.

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