Meaning of BEAR DOWN

Pronunciation:			behr dawn
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" [v]  pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" [v]  exert full strength, as in baseball; "The pitcher bore down" [v]  to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork." [v]  contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery [v]  exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
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	Synonyms:		bear down on, charge, drag down, overbear, press down on, weigh down
	See Also:		accent, accentuate, burden, charge, compact, compress, constrict, contract, emphasise, emphasize, fight, press, punctuate, rush, saddle, squeeze, stress, struggle
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		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