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bear·ing
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| 1. | the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures: a man of dignified bearing. |
| 2. | the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. |
| 3. | something that is produced; a crop. |
| 4. | the act of enduring or capacity to endure. |
| 5. | reference or relation (usually fol. by on): It has some bearing on the problem. |
| 6. | Architecture.
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| 7. | Machinery. the support and guide for a rotating, oscillating, or sliding shaft, pivot, or wheel. |
| 8. | Often, bearings. direction or relative position: The pilot radioed his bearings. |
| 9. | Surveying. a horizontal direction expressed in degrees east or west of a true or magnetic north or south direction. |
| 10. | Heraldry. any single device on an escutcheon; charge. |
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