1 a person's bodily attitude or outward behaviour.
2 (foll. by on, upon) relation or relevance to (his comments have no bearing on the subject).
3 endurability (beyond bearing).
4 a part of a machine that supports a rotating or other moving part.
5 direction or position relative to a fixed point, measured esp. in degrees.
6 (in pl.) a one's position relative to one's surroundings. b awareness of this; a sense of one's orientation (get one's bearings; lose one's bearings).
7 Heraldry a device or charge.
8 = ball-bearing (see BALL(1)).
Phrases and idioms:
bearing-rein a fixed rein from bit to saddle that forces a horse to arch its neck.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.