BEAR DOWN Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the phrase bear down. (close relations)
Definition of BEAR DOWN
Best Alternative Words for BEAR DOWN
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| charge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an impetuous rush toward someone or something • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense • the price charged for some article or service • the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • a special assignment that is given to a person or group • a person committed to your care • financial liabilities (such as a tax) • (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object • the swift release of a store of affective force • request for payment of a debt • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence • heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield • a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time verb • to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against • demand payment • move quickly and violently • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to • file a formal charge against • make an accusatory claim • fill or load to capacity • enter a certain amount as a charge • cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution • give over to another for care or safekeeping • pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt • lie down on command, of hunting dogs • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • place a heraldic bearing on • provide (a device) with something necessary • direct into a position for use • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to • instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence • instruct or command with authority • attribute responsibility to • set or ask for a certain price • cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on • energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge • saturate | ||||||||
| overbear | verbv | |||||||
verb • overcome • bear too much • contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | ||||||||
| bear down on | verbv | |||||||
verb • sail towards another vessel, of a ship • exert a force with a heavy weight | ||||||||
| drag down | ||||||||
verb • exert a force with a heavy weight | ||||||||
| press down on | verbv | |||||||
verb • exert a force with a heavy weight | ||||||||
| weigh down | verbv | |||||||
verb • be oppressive or disheartening to • exert a force with a heavy weight | ||||||||
