bearing
1. relevant relation or interconnection (Freq. 1)
- those issues have no bearing on our situation
• Hypernyms:
relatedness
2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
heading, aim
• Derivationally related forms:
head (for: heading)
• Hypernyms:
direction, way
• Hyponyms:
tack
3. dignified manner or conduct (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
comportment, presence, mien
• Derivationally related forms:
comport (for: comportment), bear
• Hypernyms:
manner, personal manner
• Hyponyms:
dignity, lordliness, gravitas
4. characteristic way of bearing one's body
- stood with good posture
• Syn:
carriage, posture
• Derivationally related forms:
postural (for: posture), bear, carry (for: carriage)
• Hypernyms:
bodily property
• Hyponyms:
walk, manner of walking, slouch, gracefulness, awkwardness, clumsiness
5. heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
• Syn:
charge, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
• Derivationally related forms:
charge (for: charge)
• Hypernyms:
heraldry
• Hyponyms:
annulet, roundel, chevron, fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys, ordinary
6. a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
• Hypernyms:
support
• Hyponyms:
ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing, fifth wheel, journal bearing, thrust bearing
• Part Holonyms:
rotating mechanism
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
• Ant:
nonbearing
• Similar to:
load-bearing, supporting
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