bear down

Verb
  1. Exert a force with a heavy weight (synset 201600017)
    "The snow bore down on the roof"
    is a type of: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
    same as: bear down on, drag down, press down on, weigh down
  2. Contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery (synset 201391840)
    is a type of: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together
    same as: overbear
  3. To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle (synset 201124145)
    "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
    is a type of: rush - attack suddenly
    same as: charge
  4. Exert full strength (synset 201084416)
    "The pitcher bore down"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: contend, fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
  5. Pay special attention to (synset 200842659)
    "The lectures bore down on the political background"
    is a type of: accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress - to stress, single out as important
  6. Exert a force or cause a strain upon (synset 200752985)
    "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
    is a type of: burden, charge, saddle - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

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