|
bear_down
has definitions from the field of baseball
|
|
| 1 |
[ verb ] to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle:
Synonyms Examples "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork." Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)In_the_middle of the party Chandler looked up to see four smiling faces bearing_down upon him , each beaming above the biggest , greenest shamrock he had ever seen . |
| 2 |
[ verb ] exert a force with a heavy weight
Synonyms Examples "The snow bore down on the roof" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Floating ice bore_down from the north and west . Related terms |
| 3 |
[ verb ] pay special attention to
Examples : "The lectures bore down on the political background" Related terms |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
[ verb ] exert a force or cause a strain upon
Examples "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" Related terms |
| * |
|