Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bearing

6 senses of bearing

Sense 1
bearing -- (relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation")
       => relatedness -- (a particular manner of connectedness; "the relatedness of all living things")

Sense 2
bearing, heading, aim -- (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
       => direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")

Sense 3
bearing, comportment, presence, mien -- (dignified manner or conduct)
       => manner, personal manner -- (a way of acting or behaving)

Sense 4
carriage, bearing, posture -- (characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture")
       => bodily property -- (an attribute of the body)

Sense 5
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing -- (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
       => heraldry -- (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)

Sense 6
bearing -- (a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily)
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bear

13 senses of bear

Sense 1
bear -- (have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature")
       => have, feature -- (have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France")

Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!")
       => produce, bring forth -- (bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit")

Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage")
       => permit, allow, let, countenance -- (consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam")

Sense 4
bear -- (move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders")
       => transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")

Sense 5
bear, turn out -- (bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")
          Phrasal Verb-> bear out#1

Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume -- (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility")
       => take -- (take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks")

Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
       => include -- (have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers")

Sense 8
yield, pay, bear -- (bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?")
       => gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month")

Sense 9
wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")
       => have, feature -- (have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France")

Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times")
       => hold, carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")

Sense 11
bear, hold -- (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade")
       => have, have got, hold -- (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard")

Sense 12
hold, carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")

Sense 13
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect -- (be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child")
       => give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!")

Antonyms of adj bearing

1 sense of bearing

Sense 1
bearing (prenominal) (vs. nonbearing) -- ((of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain)

nonbearing (vs. bearing) -- ((of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own; "they took out a nonbearing wall")

Similarity of adj bearing

1 sense of bearing

Sense 1
bearing (prenominal) (vs. nonbearing) -- ((of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain)
       => load-bearing (prenominal), supporting (prenominal) -- (capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall")