Word

bear down, v.
freq. cnt. 1

exert a force with a heavy weight
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bear down bear down on drag down press down on weigh down

sample sentences

"The snow bore down on the roof"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

press

exert a force or cause a strain upon
<verb.communication>

bear down

sample sentences

"This tax bears down on the lower middle class"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

saddle, charge, burden

pay special attention to
<verb.communication>

bear down

sample sentences

"The lectures bore down on the political background"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

stress, emphasize, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, accent

exert full strength
<verb.competition>

bear down

sample sentences

"The pitcher bore down"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

hypernym

fight, struggle, contend

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16

bear down charge

sample sentences

"he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

charge charger

semantic pointers

hypernym

rush

contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
<verb.contact>

bear down overbear

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

compress, contract, press, constrict, squeeze, compact