bear+down
41bear down upon phr v — bear v …
42To bear down — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G. geb[… …
43To bear down upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born …
44ˌbear ˈdown on sb/sth — phrasal verb to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way I could see a police car bearing down on us.[/ex] …
45bear down on — phrasal 1. emphasize 2. to weigh heavily on ; burden …
46bear down — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb overcome, overwhelm intransitive verb to exert full strength and concentrated attention …
47bear down on — advance upon, assail against; get to work on, make an exerted effort …
48bear down upon — 1. Attack, assail, assault, charge, advance upon, move upon, march upon, march against, set upon, rush upon. 2. (Naut.) Sail toward, approach, move to close quarters with …
49bear down on somebody — …
50bear down on something — …