bear down
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- exert a force with a heavy weight “The snow bore down on the roof” “Something ----s something”
- contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery “Somebody ----s”
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle “he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Somebody ----s (for: charge)”
- exert full strength “The pitcher bore down” “Somebody ----s”
- pay special attention to “The lectures bore down on the political background” “Somebody ----s PP”
- exert a force or cause a strain upon “This tax bears down on the lower middle class” “Something is ----ing PP”
مترادفها
1. Overcome, crush, put down, repress.
2. Overthrow, overwhelm, crush, overbear.