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BEAR DOWN ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exert a force with a heavy weight
Example:
The snow bore down on the roof
Synonyms:
bear down; bear down on; drag down; press down on; weigh down
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bear down on" is one way to...):
press (exert pressure or force to or upon)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Sail towards another vessel, of a ship
Synonyms:
bear down on; bear down upon
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bear down on" is one way to...):
approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near (move towards)
"Bear down on" entails doing...:
sail (travel on water propelled by wind)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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