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bearing

bearing - noun

  1. Behavior through which one reveals one's personality: address, air, demeanor, manner, mien, presence, style. Archaic port. See be. style.
  2. The compass direction in which a ship or an aircraft moves: course, heading, vector. See approach.
  3. One's place and direction relative to one's surroundings. location, orientation, position, situation. See place.
  4. The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, application, appositeness, concernment, germaneness, materiality, pertinence, pertinency, relevance, relevancy. See relevant.
bear

bear - verb

  1. To hold up: carry, support, sustain. See over.
  2. To sustain the weight of: carry, hold, support, uphold. See support.
  3. To hold on one's person: carry, have, possess. Informal pack. See owned.
  4. To move while supporting: carry, convey, lug, transport. Informal tote. Slang schlep. See over.
  5. To cause to come along with oneself: bring, carry, convey, fetch, take, transport. See accompanied.
  6. To hold and turn over in the mind: harbor, nourish, nurse. See thoughts.
  7. To be endowed with as a visible characteristic or form: carry, display, exhibit, have, possess. See show.
  8. To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, act, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit. See be.
  9. To put up with: abide, accept, brook, endure, go, stand(for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal lump. See accept.
  10. To give birth to: bring forth, deliver, have. Chiefly Regional birth. See rich.
  11. To bring forth (a product): give, produce, yield. See rich.
  12. To exert pressure: press, push. See over.
  13. To proceed in a specified direction: go, head, make, set out, strike out. See approach.

bear on - phrasal verb

  1. To be pertinent: appertain, apply, concern, pertain, refer, relate. See relevant.

bear out - phrasal verb

  1. To assure the certainty or validity of: attest, authenticate, back(up), confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify(to), validate, verify, warrant. See support. true.
  2. To establish as true or genuine: authenticate, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify. See show. support.

bear up - phrasal verb

  1. To withstand stress or difficulty: endure, hold up, stand up. See continue.