Definitions of bearing:

• noun:   a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
• noun:   dignified manner or conduct
• noun:   the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
• noun:   relevant relation or interconnection

  Example: "Those issues have no bearing on our situation"

• noun:   heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
• noun:   characteristic way of bearing one's body
• adjective:   producing or yielding

  Example: "An interest-bearing note"