bearingnoun
uk/ˈbeə.rɪŋ/us/ˈber.ɪŋ/bearing noun (MACHINE PART)
[ C ] a part of a machine that supports another part that turns around:
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Machines - parts
- ball bearing
- clutch
- cog
- cogwheel
- hub
- inlet
- input
- jet
- lever
- manifold
- pedal
- rack and pinion
- ram
- ratchet
- sleeve
- soft key
- stepney
- timer
- vee belt
- wheel
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bearing noun (POSITION)
to discover your exact position:
to succeed in becoming familiar with a new situation:
If you lose your bearings, you do not know where you are:
[ C ] specialized geography an exact position, measured clockwise (= to the right) from north. Bearings are given as three numbers:
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General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- back onto sth
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- left-hand
- nearside
- offside
- on-site
- orientated
- overleaf
- position
- round
- side-on
- spot
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bearing noun (INFLUENCE)
to have an influence on something or a relationship to something:
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Affecting and influencing
- across-the-board
- act
- affect
- applicability
- be/fall under sb's influence/spell idiom
- bear on sth
- cross
- force
- inroad
- inspiration
- instrumental
- jerk
- lead 1
- leave your/its mark on sb/sth idiom
- thing
- tilt the balance/scales idiom
- turn sb's head idiom
- unlock
- warp
- work against/for sb
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bearing noun (MANNER)
[ U ] formal someone's way of moving and behaving:
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Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- -behaved
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- bedside manner
- behave
- carry on
- interact
- ism
- manner
- mannered
- mannerism
- meme
- model
- sauce
- turn
- turn sth on
- way
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself
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