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