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What does bearing mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bearing? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. present participle of bear
Adjective
  1. That which bears (whatever this combining form combines with).
  2. Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
Noun
  1. A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
  2. (navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
  3. Relevance; a relationship or connection.
  4. One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
  5. (plural) Direction or relative position.
  6. (architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
  7. (architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
  8. (architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
  9. (heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
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