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bearing
Overview of noun bearing
The noun bearing has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bearing -- (relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation")
2. (1) bearing, heading, aim -- (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
3. (1) bearing, comportment, presence, mien -- (dignified manner or conduct)
4. carriage, bearing, posture -- (characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture")
5. charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing -- (heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
6. bearing -- (a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily)
Overview of verb bear
The verb bear has 13 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (25) bear -- (have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature")
2. (17) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have -- (cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!")
3. (13) 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")
4. (10) bear -- (move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders")
5. (6) bear, turn out -- (bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers")
6. (5) 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")
7. (4) hold, bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
8. (4) yield, pay, bear -- (bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?")
9. (1) wear, bear -- (have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar")
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")
11. bear, hold -- (have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade")
12. hold, carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")
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")
Overview of adj bearing
The adj bearing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bearing -- ((of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain)
2. bearing -- (producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bearing
6 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing
=> relatedness
=> connection, connexion, connectedness
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bearing, heading, aim
=> direction, way
=> path, route, itinerary
=> line
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bearing, comportment, presence, mien
=> manner, personal manner
=> demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
carriage, bearing, posture
=> bodily property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> heraldry
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
bearing
=> support
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bearing
5 of 6 senses of bearing
Sense 2
bearing, heading, aim
=> tack
Sense 3
bearing, comportment, presence, mien
=> dignity, lordliness, gravitas
Sense 4
carriage, bearing, posture
=> walk, manner of walking
=> slouch
=> gracefulness
=> awkwardness, clumsiness
Sense 5
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> annulet, roundel
=> chevron
=> fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys
=> ordinary
Sense 6
bearing
=> ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing
=> fifth wheel
=> journal bearing
=> thrust bearing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bearing
6 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing
=> relatedness
Sense 2
bearing, heading, aim
=> direction, way
Sense 3
bearing, comportment, presence, mien
=> manner, personal manner
Sense 4
carriage, bearing, posture
=> bodily property
Sense 5
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> heraldry
Sense 6
bearing
=> support
Antonyms of noun bearing
Member Holonyms of noun bearing
Substance Holonyms of noun bearing
Part Holonyms of noun bearing
1 of 6 senses of bearing
Sense 6
bearing
PART OF: rotating mechanism
Member Meronyms of noun bearing
Substance Meronyms of noun bearing
Part Meronyms of noun bearing
Meronyms of noun bearing
Holonyms of noun bearing
1 of 6 senses of bearing
Sense 6
bearing
PART OF: rotating mechanism
Attributes of noun bearing
Derived Forms of noun bearing
2 of 6 senses of bearing
Sense 3
bearing, comportment, presence, mien
RELATED TO>(verb) bear#10
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Sense 4
carriage, bearing, posture
RELATED TO>(verb) bear#12
=> hold, carry, bear
Domain of noun bearing
Domain Terms of noun bearing
Familiarity of noun bearing
bearing used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bearing
6 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing
> relatedness
=> bearing
Sense 2
bearing, heading, aim
> direction, way
=> bearing, heading, aim
=> course, trend
=> east-west direction
=> north-south direction
=> qibla
=> tendency, trend
Sense 3
bearing, comportment, presence, mien
> manner, personal manner
=> bearing, comportment, presence, mien
=> bedside manner
=> foppishness, dandyism
=> gentleness, softness, mildness
=> formality, formalness
=> informality
=> courtesy, good manners
=> discourtesy, rudeness
Sense 4
carriage, bearing, posture
> bodily property
=> bipedalism
=> laterality, dominance
=> physique, build, body-build, habitus
=> fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois
=> leanness, thinness, spareness
=> stature, height
=> carriage, bearing, posture
=> physiology
=> physiological property
=> position, posture, attitude
Sense 5
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
> heraldry
=> charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry
Sense 6
bearing
> support
=> andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron
=> arch support
=> back, backrest
=> backboard
=> baluster
=> bar
=> base, pedestal, stand
=> bearing
=> bearing wall
=> bedpost
=> bookend
=> brace
=> bracket
=> bridge
=> foot
=> foothold, footing
=> handrest
=> hanger
=> harness
=> harp
=> headstock
=> leg
=> perch
=> pier
=> pier
=> pillow block
=> rack, stand
=> rest
=> rib
=> rocker
=> seat
=> shelf
=> spoke, wheel spoke, radius
=> step, stair
=> stirrup, stirrup iron
=> stock, gunstock
=> structural member
=> tailstock
=> tee, football tee
=> undercarriage
=> yoke
Meronyms of noun bearing
6 senses of bearing
Sense 5
charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing
=> heraldry
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
bearing
=> support
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun bearing
1 of 6 senses of bearing
Sense 6
bearing
PART OF: rotating mechanism
Grep of noun bearing
armorial bearing
ball bearing
bearing
bearing brass
bearing false witness
bearing metal
bearing rein
bearing wall
childbearing
heraldic bearing
journal bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing
thrust bearing
Antonyms of verb bear
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bear
13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
=> have, feature
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
=> make, create
Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 4
bear
=> transport, carry
=> move, displace
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> make, create
Also See> bear out#1
Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume
=> take
Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
=> get, acquire
Sense 9
wear, bear
=> have, feature
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> hold, carry, bear
=> act, move
Sense 11
bear, hold
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 12
hold, carry, bear
Sense 13
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bear
10 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
=> carry
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> twin
=> drop
=> foal
=> kitten
=> lamb
=> litter
=> have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> accept, live with, swallow
=> stand for, hold still for
=> bear up
=> take lying down
=> take a joke
=> take, undergo, submit
=> sit out
=> pay
Sense 4
bear
=> frogmarch
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> spin off
=> seed
=> crop
=> overbear
=> fruit
Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume
=> face the music, carry-the can
Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> retain
=> surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
=> enclose, hold in, confine
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
=> net, clear
=> pay off
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> fluster
=> assert, put forward
=> deal
=> walk around
=> pose, posture
Sense 12
hold, carry, bear
=> stoop
=> piggyback
=> poise, balance
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bear
13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
=> have, feature
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
Sense 4
bear
=> transport, carry
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> make, create
Also See> bear out#1
Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume
=> take
Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> include
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
Sense 9
wear, bear
=> have, feature
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> hold, carry, bear
=> act, move
Sense 11
bear, hold
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 12
hold, carry, bear
Sense 13
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
'Cause To' of verb bear
Derived Forms of verb bear
5 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
RELATED TO>(adj) bearable#1
=> bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable
Sense 4
bear
RELATED TO>(noun) bearer#1
=> carrier, bearer, toter
RELATED TO>(noun) bearer#3
=> pallbearer, bearer
RELATED TO>(noun) bearer#2
=> bearer
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
RELATED TO>(noun) bearing#3
=> bearing, comportment, presence, mien
Sense 11
bear, hold
RELATED TO>(noun) bearer#4
=> holder, bearer
Sense 12
hold, carry, bear
RELATED TO>(noun) bearing#4
=> carriage, bearing, posture
Domain of verb bear
1 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
TOPIC>(noun) investment#2, investment funds#1
Domain Terms of verb bear
Familiarity of verb bear
bear used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Sample Sentences of verb bear
13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
EX: Sam cannot bear Sue
Sense 4
bear
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
bear, turn out
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain
*> Something ----s something
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
*> Something ----s something
Sense 9
wear, bear
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 11
bear, hold
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 12
hold, carry, bear
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 13
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bear
12 of 13 senses of bear
Sense 1
bear
> have, feature
=> wear
=> wear, bear
=> carry
=> carry
=> bear
=> give off
=> unite, combine
=> star
=> sport, feature, boast
=> possess
=> abound, burst, bristle
=> brim
=> carry, pack, take
=> read, say
=> wear
=> carry
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
> produce, bring forth
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> sporulate
=> grind out, crank out
Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> furlough
=> give
=> allow, permit, tolerate
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
=> admit, let in, include
=> privilege, favor, favour
=> legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
=> trust
=> admit, allow in, let in, intromit
Sense 4
bear
> transport, carry
=> shoulder
=> port
=> bear
=> bucket
=> return
=> pipe in
=> port
=> porter
=> pack
=> cart
=> fly
=> haul
=> lug, tote, tug
=> chariot
=> bring, convey, take
Sense 5
bear, turn out
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume
> take
=> adopt, take in
=> take away
=> take back, repossess
=> collect, take in
=> impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
=> sequester
=> pocket
=> bear, take over, accept, assume
=> snap up, snaffle, grab
=> recall, call in, call back, withdraw
=> deprive, strip, divest
=> unburden
Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain
> include
=> incorporate, contain, comprise
=> embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
=> involve
=> subsume
=> hold, bear, carry, contain
=> inhere in, attach to
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
=> eke out, squeeze out
=> profit, turn a profit
=> rake off
=> take home, bring home
=> rake in, shovel in
=> gross
=> yield, pay, bear
Sense 9
wear, bear
> have, feature
=> wear
=> wear, bear
=> carry
=> carry
=> bear
=> give off
=> unite, combine
=> star
=> sport, feature, boast
=> possess
=> abound, burst, bristle
=> brim
=> carry, pack, take
=> read, say
=> wear
=> carry
Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
> hold, carry, bear
=> stoop
=> piggyback
=> poise, balance
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 11
bear, hold
> have, have got, hold
=> sustain, keep, maintain
=> keep, hold on
=> keep
=> keep, maintain
=> keep
=> monopolize, monopolise
=> wield, exert, maintain
=> stock, carry, stockpile
=> bear, hold
=> carry
Sense 13
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> twin
=> drop
=> foal
=> kitten
=> lamb
=> litter
=> have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bear
Sense 2
give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
=> produce, bring forth
Sense 13
have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
=> give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
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Sense 10
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> hold, carry, bear
=> act, move
Sense 12
hold, carry, bear
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Sense 1
bear
=> have, feature
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Sense 3
digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
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Sense 4
bear
=> transport, carry
--------------
Sense 5
bear, turn out
=> make, create
--------------
Sense 6
bear, take over, accept, assume
=> take
--------------
Sense 7
hold, bear, carry, contain
=> include
--------------
Sense 8
yield, pay, bear
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
--------------
Sense 9
wear, bear
=> have, feature
--------------
Sense 11
bear, hold
=> have, have got, hold
--------------
Grep of verb bear
bear
bear away
bear down
bear down on
bear down upon
bear in mind
bear off
bear on
bear out
bear up
bear upon
bear witness
beard
bring to bear
forbear
overbear
Antonyms of adj bearing
2 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing(prenominal)(vs. nonbearing)
nonbearing (vs. bearing)
=> dividing(prenominal)
Sense 2
bearing
INDIRECT (VIA productive) -> unproductive
Similarity of adj bearing
2 senses of bearing
Sense 1
bearing(prenominal)(vs. nonbearing)
=> load-bearing(prenominal), supporting(prenominal)
Sense 2
bearing
=> productive (vs. unproductive)
Pertainyms of adj bearing
Attributes of adj bearing
Domain of adj bearing
1 of 2 senses of bearing
Sense 2
bearing
USAGE>(noun) combining form#1
Domain Terms of adj bearing
Familiarity of adj bearing
bearing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj bearing
bearing
childbearing
cone-bearing
forbearing
fur-bearing
gold-bearing
interest-bearing
live-bearing
load-bearing
nitrogen-bearing
nonbearing
nut-bearing
oil-bearing
overbearing
spore-bearing
talebearing
unforbearing
young-bearing
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