Bearing sword
a large sword carried for its owner by a squire or servant because of its size.
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- Bearing up
to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. to hold or remain firm under (a load): the roof will not bear the strain of his weight. to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. to hold up under; be […]
- Bearing upon
to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. to hold or remain firm under (a load): the roof will not bear the strain of his weight. to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. to hold up under; be […]
- Bearing wall
any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
- Bearing with
to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. to hold or remain firm under (a load): the roof will not bear the strain of his weight. to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. to hold up under; be […]
- Bearing-down pain
bearing-down pain bearing-down pain n. a uterine contraction accompanied by straining and tenesmus, usually appearing in the second stage of labor. historical examples when the pains grow heavier we use less oxygen and permit three or four deep inhalations just before a bearing-down pain. the mother and her child william s. sadler