bear down on

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verb

1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
bear down upon
• Topics:
navigation, pilotage, piloting
• Hypernyms:
approach, near, come on, go up, draw near,
draw close, come near
• Entailment:
sail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. exert a force with a heavy weight
- The snow bore down on the roof
• Syn:
drag down, bear down, press down on, weigh down
• Hypernyms:
press
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something