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bear down

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh downverb

    exert a force with a heavy weight

    "The snow bore down on the roof"

  2. bear down, overbearverb

    contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

  3. charge, bear downverb

    to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

    "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

  4. bear downverb

    exert full strength

    "The pitcher bore down"

  5. bear downverb

    pay special attention to

    "The lectures bore down on the political background"

  6. bear downverb

    exert a force or cause a strain upon

    "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"

Wiktionary

  1. bear downverb

    To approach from windward.

  2. bear downverb

    To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.

  3. bear downverb

    To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against.

  4. bear downverb

    To intensify one's efforts

  5. bear downverb

    (with on) To approach in a determined manner.

Wikipedia

  1. Bear Down

    "Bear Down" is the official motto of the University of Arizona (U of A), located in Tucson, Arizona. It is the inspiration for "Bear Down, Arizona!," the unofficial fight song of the school's Arizona Wildcats. The official fight song is "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!" written by Douglas Holsclaw.

ChatGPT

  1. bear down

    "Bear down" is a phrase with different meanings based on context. 1. To exert pressure or force in order to accomplish something. For instance, you might "bear down" on a task or a challenging problem to overcome it. 2. To approach or move towards something quickly and aggressively, often with a sense of determination or threat. 3. In childbirth, it refers to the physical act of pushing during labor. Therefore, its general definition implies applying focused effort or force, increasing pressure, or moving determinedly toward a specific goal.

Wikidata

  1. Bear Down

    "Bear Down" is the official motto of the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona. It is the inspiration for "Bear Down, Arizona!," the unofficial fight song of the school's Arizona Wildcats. The official fight song is "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!" written by Douglas Holsclaw.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bear down in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bear down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bear down in a Sentence

  1. John Gant:

    I felt comfortable, felt fine, felt strong, you know, just threw too many non-competitive pitches and some of those borderline calls were balls, just didn’t go my way, but not here to make excuses, I got to bear down and throw more strikes.

  2. Tyler Bertuzzi:

    We just weren’t good defensively, we needed to be better on the power play, and I thought we did a good job of that. I thought our PK wasn't too bad either. Just 5-on-5, we just needed to bear down a little bit more.

  3. Mark Stone:

    For our power play to come out and really bear down was obviously a big swing, theres momentum swings in playoff games every night. Every game is a new chapter in a series and tonight was a big win for us.

  4. Mike Porras:

    No one wants to put a bear down, but when a bear is not afraid of humans or is approaching humans, that is a cause for concern.

  5. Ramin Anwari:

    It is really important to bear down with the momentum because of Farkhunda.


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