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View synonyms for bear down

bear down

verb

  1. to press or weigh down
  2. to approach in a determined or threatening manner
  3. (of a vessel) to make an approach (to another vessel, obstacle, etc) from windward
  4. (of a woman during childbirth) to exert a voluntary muscular pressure to assist delivery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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