Definitions from Wiktionary (bear down)
▸ verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
▸ verb: (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
▸ verb: (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
▸ verb: (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
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▸ verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
▸ verb: (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
▸ verb: (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
▸ verb: (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
Similar:
bear down on,
drag down,
overbear,
weigh down,
charge,
press down on,
downbear,
beat down,
put down,
get down,
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Adjectives:
flat out,
stay at home,
next level,
red-faced,
cut down,
frontside,
every second,
each way,
caught stealing,
close to the wind,
up in the air
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