bear-down

Verbs

  • (v) exert a force with a heavy weight
    • The snow bore down on the roof
    drag down, press down on, bear down on, weigh down,
  • (v) contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery overbear,
  • (v) to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
    • he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
    charge,
  • (v) exert full strength
    • The pitcher bore down
  • (v) pay special attention to
    • The lectures bore down on the political background
  • (v) exert a force or cause a strain upon
    • This tax bears down on the lower middle class

Synonyms

drag down press down on bear down on weigh down overbear charge

Words of close approximity

bear down on bear down upon