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bear down (verb)

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  • bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear down upon — verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship • Syn: ↑bear down on • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear down phrasal — verb 1 bear down on to move quickly towards someone in a threatening way: His aunt bore down on him and insisted he joined them for dinner. | A powerboat was bearing down on us. 2 (I) to use all your strength and effort to push or press down on… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bear down — verb a) To approach another vessel from windward Its 9:41, 58 degrees, and Im flunking out. Time to bear down. b) To press down on someone …   Wiktionary

  • bear 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… …   English dictionary

  • bear 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… …   English dictionary

  • bear down — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb overcome, overwhelm intransitive verb to exert full strength and concentrated attention …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bear down on — verb To approach someone in a very determined way. I could see the headmaster bearing down on me, and looked hopelessly round for a means of escape …   Wiktionary

  • To bear down — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ˌbear ˈdown on sb/sth — phrasal verb to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way I could see a police car bearing down on us.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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