Defenition of the word bear down
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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
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- bear down on
- charge
- drag down
- overbear
- press down on
- weigh down
Hypernyms for the word bear down
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- accent
- accentuate
- burden
- charge
- compact
- compress
- constrict
- contend
- contract
- emphasise
- emphasize
- fight
- press
- punctuate
- rush
- saddle
- squeeze
- stress
- struggle
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