How to pronounce “bear down”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear,‎ down.
• (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
• (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome. [from 14th c.]
• (transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against. [16th–17th c.]
• (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
• (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
• (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.

Practice Nearby Words

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