bearing

That bears (some specified thing).

a gift-bearing visitor

Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.

That's a bearing wall.

A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.

This volume would have been at least twice as large, if I had not made bold to strike out innumerable passages relating to the winds and tides, as well as to the variations and bearings in the several voyages, together with the minute descriptions of the management of the ship in storms, in the style of sailors; likewise the account of longitudes and latitudes; [...]

One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.

Do we go left here or straight on? Hold on, let me just get my bearings.

I started a new job last week, and I still haven't quite found my bearings.

Relevance; a relationship or connection.

That has no bearing on this issue.

But of this frame, the bearings and the ties, / The strong connections, nice dependencies.

One's posture, demeanor, or manner.

She walks with a confident, self-assured bearing.

I know him by his bearing.