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Bear down on   /bɛr daʊn ɑn/   Listen
Bear down on

verb
1.
Sail towards another vessel, of a ship.  Synonym: bear down upon.
2.
Exert a force with a heavy weight.  Synonyms: bear down, drag down, press down on, weigh down.





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... they flew,—axe, club, or spear,— And mimic ensigns high they rear, And, like a bannered host afar, Bear down on England's wearied war. ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, No. 48, October, 1861 • Various


Words linked to "Bear down on" :   come near, go up, piloting, navigation, draw close, pilotage, near, press, draw near, approach, come on, drag down, sail


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