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