'bear down' definitions:
Definition of 'bear down'
(from WordNet)
verb
Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down]
verb
Contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [syn: bear down, overbear]
verb
To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" [syn: charge, bear down]
verb
Exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
verb
Pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
verb
Exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
Synonyms of 'bear down'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beat down,
- bring low,
- buckle down,
- couch,
- crush,
- debase,
- defeat,
- depress,
- detrude,
- do double duty,
- downbear,
- elucubrate,
- endeavor,
- get cracking,
- get cutting,
- go all out,
- haul down,
- hit the ball,
- hop to it,
- hotfoot,
- hump,
- hump it,
- hustle,
- indent,
- knuckle down,
- lay to,
- lean on it,
- let down,
- lower,
- lucubrate,
- overpower,
- overwork,
- ply the oar,
- pour it on,
- press down,
- pull down,
- push down,
- reduce,
- scratch,
- shag ass,
- shake a leg,
- shake it up,
- sink,
- slave,
- snap to it,
- spare no effort,
- step on it,
- subdue,
- subjugate,
- sweat,
- take down,
- tear ass,
- thrust down,
- vanquish,
- work hard,
- work late,
- work overtime
Words containing 'bear down'
- Bear,
- Bearing,
- To bear against,
- To bear down,
- To bear in with,
- To bear off,
- To bear out,
- To bear up,
- To bear up to,
- To bear with,
- bear down on,
- bear off,
- bear on,
- bear out,
- bear up,
- bear with,
- bearings,
- Australian bear,
- Ball bearings,
- Bear Creek,
- Bear Lake,
- Bear State,
- Bear Valley,
- Bear baiting,
- Bear caterpillar,
- Bear garden,
- Bear leader,
- Bear, DE,
- Bearing cloth,
- Bearing rein,
- Bearing ring,
- Black bear,
- Cave bear,
- False bearing,
- Great Bear,
- Grisly bear,
- Grizzly bear,
- Honey bear,
- Journal bearing,
- Jungle bear,
- Kodiak bear,
- Lesser Bear,
- Malayan bear,
- Native bear,
- Polar bear,
- Reverse bearing,
- Roller bearing,
- Sea bear,
- Sloth bear,
- Spectacled bear,
- Sun bear,
- Thrust bearing,
- To bear a hand,
- To bear a loss,
- To bear away,
- To bear back,
- To bear date,
- To bear down upon,
- To bear in hand,
- To bear in mind,
- To bear the bell,
- To bear upon,
- To take bearings,
- Tree bear,
- Washing bear,
- Water bear,
- White bear,
- Woolly bear,
- ant bear,
- armorial bearing,
- ball bearing,
- bear animalcules,
- bear away,
- bear cat,
- bear claw,
- bear cub,
- bear down upon,
- bear fruit,
- bear grass,
- bear hug,
- bear in mind,
- bear jam,
- bear market,
- bear oak,
- bear paw,
- bear upon,
- bear witness,
- bear witness against,
- bear's breech,
- bear's breeches,
- bear's ear,
- bear's foot,
- bear's grape,
- bearing brass,
- bearing metal,
- bearing wall,
- bring to bear,
- brown bear,
- cat bear,
- cinnamon bear,
- grin and bear it,
- heraldic bearing,
- ice bear,
- kangaroo bear,
- koala bear,
- labiated bear,
- little bear,
- needle bearing,
- panda bear,
- skunk bear,
- syrian bear,
- teddy bear,
- water bears,
- woolly bears,
- Barren Ground bear,
- Bear Creek Village,
- Bear Creek, AK,
- Bear Creek, AL,
- Bear Creek, TX,
- Bear Creek, WI,
- Bear Lake County,
- Bear Lake, ID,
- Bear Lake, MI,
- Bear Lake, PA,
- Bear River City,
- Bear Valley Springs,
- Bear Valley, CA,
- Bear's-breech,
- Bear's-ear,
- Bear's-foot,
- Bear's-paw,
- Big Bear City,
- Big Bear Lake,
- Four Bears Village,
- Rush-bearing,
- To bear away the bell,
- To bear one hard,
- To bring one to his bearings,
- To lose one's bearings,
- White Bear Lake,
- alaskan brown bear,
- american black bear,
- asiatic black bear,
- bear's-breeches,
- bear-sized,
- bearing false witness,
- cone-bearing,
- freedom to bear arms,
- fur-bearing,
- gold-bearing,
- interest-bearing,
- live-bearing,
- load-bearing,
- nitrogen-bearing,
- nut-bearing,
- oil-bearing,
- spore-bearing,
- woolly bear caterpillar,
- woolly bear moth,
- young-bearing,
- Bear Creek Village, PA,
- Bear Lake County, ID,
- Bear River City, UT,
- Bear Valley Springs, CA,
- Bear-trap dam,
- Big Bear City, CA,
- Big Bear Lake, CA,
- Four Bears Village, ND,
- Self-adjusting bearing,
- White Bear Lake, MN,
- bear's-paw fern,
- little ant-bear