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bear down on
Overview of verb bear-down-on
The verb bear down on has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) bear down on, bear down upon -- (sail towards another vessel, of a ship)
2. drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down -- (exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof")
Antonyms of verb bear-down-on
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bear-down-on
2 senses of bear down on
Sense 1
bear down on, bear down upon
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
=> come, come up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
=> press
=> touch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bear-down-on
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bear-down-on
2 senses of bear down on
Sense 1
bear down on, bear down upon
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Sense 2
drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
=> press
'Cause To' of verb bear-down-on
Derived Forms of verb bear-down-on
Domain of verb bear-down-on
1 of 2 senses of bear down on
Sense 1
bear down on, bear down upon
TOPIC>(noun) navigation#1, pilotage#1, piloting#1
Domain Terms of verb bear-down-on
Familiarity of verb bear-down-on
bear down on used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb bear-down-on
2 senses of bear down on
Sense 1
bear down on, bear down upon
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bear-down-on
2 senses of bear down on
Sense 1
bear down on, bear down upon
> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
=> drive up
=> bear down on, bear down upon
=> edge in, edge up
=> close
=> push, crowd
Sense 2
drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
> press
=> squeeze
=> squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
=> crunch, cranch, craunch, grind
=> drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
=> knuckle
=> push
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bear-down-on
Sense 1
bear down on, bear down upon
=> approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
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Sense 2
drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
=> press
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