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Defenition of the word bear down

    • Defenition of the word bear down

      • exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
      • pay special attention to: "The lectures bore down on the political background"
      • exert full strength, as in baseball: "The pitcher bore down"
      • contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
      • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle: "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork."
      • exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
      • pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
      • exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
      • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
      • exert a force or cause a strain upon
      • pay special attention to
      • exert full strength
      • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
      • exert a force with a heavy weight

    Synonyms for the word bear down

      • bear down on
      • charge
      • drag down
      • overbear
      • press down on
      • weigh down

    Hypernyms for the word bear down

      • accent
      • accentuate
      • burden
      • charge
      • compact
      • compress
      • constrict
      • contend
      • contract
      • emphasise
      • emphasize
      • fight
      • press
      • punctuate
      • rush
      • saddle
      • squeeze
      • stress
      • struggle

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