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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb bear down on has 2 senses

• bear down on(v = verb.motion) bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a ship; Array
is one way to approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• bear down on(v = verb.contact) bear down, 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

THESAURUS

bear down on

accost, advance, advance against, advance upon, approach, approach anchorage, appropinquate, approximate, bear against, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bear up, bear up for, bear up to, close, close in, close with, come, come closer, come forward, come near, come on, come up, confront, counterattack, draw near, draw nigh, drive, encounter, fetch, flank, gain upon, gas, go aboard, go alongside, high-pressure, infiltrate, launch an attack, lay aboard, lay for, lay in, lean on, lie in, make, make at, make for, march against, march upon, mount an attack, narrow the gap, near, open an offensive, press, pressure, proximate, push, put away for, put in, put into port, put pressure on, reach, run for, sail for, sidle up to, squeeze, stand for, steer toward, step up, strike, thrust

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