bearing : Idioms & Phrases
Ball bearings
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noun bearings containing small metal balls
ball bearing; needle bearing; roller bearing.
WordNet
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Ball .
Webster 1913
To bring one to his bearings
- to bring one to his senses.
Webster 1913
To lose one's bearings
- to become bewildered.
Webster 1913
To take bearings
- to ascertain by the compass the position of an object; to ascertain the relation of one object or place to another; to ascertain one's position by reference to landmarks or to the compass; hence to ascertain the condition of things when one is in trouble or perplexity.
