'bear down on' definitions:
Definition of 'bear down on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Sail towards another vessel, of a ship [syn: bear down on, bear down upon]
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]
Synonyms of 'bear down on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accost,
- advance,
- advance against,
- advance upon,
- approach,
- approach anchorage,
- appropinquate,
- approximate,
- bear against,
- bear down upon,
- bear hard upon,
- bear up,
- bear up for,
- bear up to,
- close,
- close in,
- close with,
- come,
- come closer,
- come forward,
- come near,
- come on,
- come up,
- confront,
- counterattack,
- draw near,
- draw nigh,
- drive,
- encounter,
- fetch,
- flank,
- gain upon,
- gas,
- go aboard,
- go alongside,
- high-pressure,
- infiltrate,
- launch an attack,
- lay aboard,
- lay for,
- lay in,
- lean on,
- lie in,
- make,
- make at,
- make for,
- march against,
- march upon,
- mount an attack,
- narrow the gap,
- near,
- open an offensive,
- press,
- pressure,
- proximate,
- push,
- put away for,
- put in,
- put into port,
- put pressure on,
- reach,
- run for,
- sail for,
- sidle up to,
- squeeze,
- stand for,
- steer toward,
- step up,
- strike,
- thrust
Words containing 'bear down on'
- 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,
- 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