bear down
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
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
• Syn:
overbear
• Hypernyms:
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
• Syn:
charge
• Derivationally related forms:
charger (for: charge), charge (for: charge)
• Hypernyms:
rush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: charge)
4. exert full strength
- The pitcher bore down
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. pay special attention to
- The lectures bore down on the political background
• Hypernyms:
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
6. exert a force or cause a strain upon
- This tax bears down on the lower middle class
• Hypernyms:
charge, saddle, burden
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
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