BEAR DOWN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • exert a force or cause a strain upon
   Usage Example(s)
   • This tax bears down on the lower middle class
   Hypernyms(s) bear down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   • saddle (what does saddle mean?)
   • burden (what does burden mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pay special attention to
   Usage Example(s)
   • The lectures bore down on the political background
   Hypernyms(s) bear down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • exert full strength
   Usage Example(s)
   • The pitcher bore down
   Hypernyms(s) bear down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
4. Meaning
   • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
   Synonym(s)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
   Hypernyms(s) bear down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rush (what does rush mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • charger (what does charger mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
5. Meaning
   • contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
   Synonym(s)
   • overbear (what does overbear mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) bear down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
6. Meaning
   • exert a force with a heavy weight
   Synonym(s)
   • bear down on (what does bear down on mean?)
   • drag down (what does drag down mean?)
   • press down on (what does press down on mean?)
   • weigh down (what does weigh down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The snow bore down on the roof
   Hypernyms(s) bear down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • press (what does press mean?)