About The Word Bear down
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Bear down Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bear down?
[v] exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
[v] pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" [v] exert full strength, as in baseball; "The pitcher bore down" [v] to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork." [v] contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [v] exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" Synonyms | Synonyms for Bear down: bear down on | charge | drag down | overbear | press down on | weigh down Related Terms | Find terms related to Bear down: beat down | bring low | buckle down | couch | crush | debase | defeat | depress | detrude | do double duty | downbear | elucubrate | endeavor | get cracking | get cutting | go all out | haul down | hit the ball | hop to it | hotfoot | hump | hump it | hustle | indent | knuckle down | lay to | lean on it | let down | lower | lucubrate | overpower | overwork | ply the oar | pour it on | press down | pull down | push down | reduce | scratch | shag ass | shake a leg | shake it up | sink | slave | snap to it | spare no effort | step on it | subdue | subjugate | sweat | take down | tear ass | thrust down | vanquish | work hard | work late | work overtime See Also | accent | accentuate | burden | charge | compact | compress | constrict | contract | emphasise | emphasize | fight | press | punctuate | rush | saddle | squeeze | stress | struggle |
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