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11bear down — ( )ba(ə)r dau̇n, ( )be(ə)r vi to contract the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm during childbirth …
12bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ …
13bear down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms bear down : present tense I/you/we/they bear down he/she/it bears down present participle bearing down past tense bore down past participle borne down 1) to move quickly towards someone in a determined and… …
14bear down — verb 1. exert a force with a heavy weight (Freq. 1) The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑drag down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press …
15bear down on — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, advance against, advance upon, approach, approach anchorage, appropinquate, approximate, bear against, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bear up, bear up for, bear up to, close, close in, close with,… …
16bear down — v. (d; intr.) to bear down on (our destroyers bore down on the enemy carrier) * * * [ beə daʊn] (d; intr.) to bear down on (our destroyers bore down on the enemy carrier) …
17bear down — {v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. * /She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship./ * /The baseball pitcher is bearing down./ * /The pitcher bore down on the star batter./ * /Teachers of… …
18bear down — {v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. * /She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship./ * /The baseball pitcher is bearing down./ * /The pitcher bore down on the star batter./ * /Teachers of… …
19bear\ down — v 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship. The baseball pitcher is bearing down. The pitcher bore down on the star batter. Teachers of the deaf bear down… …
20bear down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way. [V P on n] A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar... [V P on n] The girl flashed a dazzling smile at the… …
