[ˈbɛːrɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person's way of standing or moving
(e.g: a man of precise military bearing)

- relation; relevance
(e.g: the case has no direct bearing on the issues being considered)

- the ability to tolerate something bad or to be tolerated
(e.g: school was bad enough, but now it's past bearing)

- a part of a machine that allows one part to rotate or move in contact with another part with as little friction as possible

- the direction or position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point. It is usually measured in degrees, typically with magnetic north as zero
(e.g: the Point is on a bearing of 015°)

- a device or charge
(e.g: armorial bearings)


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