1. bear_down - verb
· exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
Synonym(s): drag_down, bear_down_on, press_down_on, weigh_down
Hypernym(s): press
2. bear_down - verb
· contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
Synonym(s): overbear
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
3. bear_down - verb
· to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
Synonym(s): charge
Hypernym(s): rush
4. bear_down - verb
· exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
Hypernym(s): contend, fight, struggle
5. bear_down - verb
· pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
Hypernym(s): stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
6. bear_down - verb
· exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
Hypernym(s): charge, saddle, burden
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