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Baring (verb)
present participle of bare
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Baring (noun)
The act by which something is laid bare.
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Bearing (verb)
present participle of bear
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Bearing (adjective)
That bears (some specified thing).
“a gift-bearing visitor”
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Bearing (adjective)
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
“That’s a bearing wall.”
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Bearing (noun)
A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
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Bearing (noun)
The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
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Bearing (noun)
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
“That has no bearing on this issue.”
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Bearing (noun)
One’s posture, demeanor, or manner.
“She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.”
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Bearing (noun)
Direction or relative position.
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Bearing (noun)
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.”
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Bearing (noun)
The portion of a support on which anything rests.
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Bearing (noun)
The unsupported span.
“The beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.”
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Bearing (noun)
Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.