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RELATED WORDS : alaskan brown bear american black bear ant bear asiatic black bear back down bargain down batten down bear bear away bear cat bear claw bear cub bear down on bear down upon bear fruit bear grass bear hug bear in mind bear jam bear market bear oak bear off bear on bear out bear paw bear state bear up bear upon bear with bear witness bear witness against beat down bed down belt down black bear blow down bog down boil down bolt down bow down bowed down break down bring down bring to bear broken down brown bear brush down buckle down bunk down burn down call down calm down camp down cascade down cast down cat bear choke down chop down cinnamon bear clamp down clamp down on climb down close down come down come down on cool down coon bear count down crack down crack down on cut down dash down deep down die down doss down down down at the heel down easter down feather down in the mouth down pat down payment down quark down syndrome down the drain down the stairs down town down under drag down dress down dressing down drink down drop down duck down dwindle down ebb down face down fall down fight down flag down flap down flump down flush down freedom to bear arms freeze down garbage down get down go down go down on goose down great bear grin and bear it grind down grizzly bear gun down hampshire down hand down handed down hands down hanging down have down hold down honey bear hoot down hose down hunker down hunkered down hunt down ice bear john l. h. down jot down jumping up and down kangaroo bear keep down kick down kip down knock down knuckle down koala bear kodiak bear lay down lay down the law let down letting down lie down little bear live down load down loaded down look down on look down upon low down mark down melt down mow down nail down narrow down native bear panda bear pare down peg down pin down pipe down place down plank down play down plonk down plump down plunk down polar bear pour down press down press down on pull down push down put down quiet down rain down ram down ratchet down rattle down remain down roll down rope down round down rub down run down sag down scale down sea bear send down set down settle down shake down shoot down shout down shower down shut down simmer down sit down sit down strike sit down with skunk bear sleek down slick down slide down slim down sloth bear slow down slowing down sluice down split down sponge down stamp down stand down stare down steady down step down stepping down strike down strip down swan's down swill down swoop down upon syrian bear take down take lying down talk down tamp down tear down tearing down teddy bear throw down thumbs down tie down tone down toned down touch down track down tramp down tread down trim down tune down turn down turn thumbs down turn upside down up and down upside down vote down wash down water bear water down watered down wear down weigh down weighed down weight down weighted down whack down whittle down wolf down woolly bear woolly bear caterpillar woolly bear moth write down written down

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb bear down has 6 senses

• bear down(v = verb.contact) bear down on, drag down, press down on, weigh down - exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
is one way to press
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• bear down(v = verb.contact) overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery; Array
is one way to compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• bear down(v = verb.competition) charge - to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
is one way to rush
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• bear down(v = verb.competition) Array - exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
is one way to contend, fight, struggle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• bear down(v = verb.communication) Array - pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
is one way to accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

• bear down(v = verb.communication) Array - exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
is one way to burden, charge, saddle
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP

THESAURUS

bear down

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

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Violence

VB be violent, run high, ferment, effervesce, romp, rampage, go on a rampage, run wild, run amuck, run riot, break the peace, rush, tear, rush headlong, rush foremost, raise a storm, make a riot, rough house, riot, storm, wreak, bear down, ride roughshod, out Herod, Herod, spread like wildfire (person), explode, make a row, kick up a row, boil, boil over, fume, foam, come on like a lion, bluster, rage, roar, fly off the handle, go bananas, go ape, blow one's top, blow one's cool, flip one's lid, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, fly into a rage (anger), break out, fly out, burst out, bounce, explode, go off, displode, fly, detonate, thunder, blow up, crump, flash, flare, burst, shock, strain, break open, force open, prize open, render violent, sharpen, stir up, quicken, excite, incite, annoy, urge, lash, stimulate, turn on, irritate, inflame, kindle, suscitate, foment, accelerate, aggravate, exasperate, exacerbate, convulse, infuriate, madden, lash into fury, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, pour oil on the fire, oleum addere camino, explode, let fly, fly off, discharge, detonate, set off, detonize, fulminate.

Insolence

VB be insolent, bluster, vapor, swagger, swell, give oneself airs, snap one's fingers, kick up a dust, swear, rap out oaths, roister, arrogate, assume, presume, make bold, make free, take a liberty, give an inch and take an ell, domineer, bully, dictate, hector, lord it over, traiter de haut en bas, regarder de haut en bas, exact, snub, huff, beard, fly in the face of, put to the blush, bear down, beat down, browbeat, intimidate, trample down, tread down, trample under foot, dragoon, ride roughshod over, out face, outlook, outstare, outbrazen, outbrave, stare out of countenance, brazen out, lay down the law, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, assume a lofty bearing, talk big, look big, put on big looks, act the grand seigneur, mount the high horse, ride the high horse, toss the head, carry, with a high hand, tempt Providence, want snuffing.

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