- bear down upon
- 1.Attack, assail, assault, charge, advance upon, move upon, march upon, march against, set upon, rush upon.2.(Naut.) Sail toward, approach, move to close quarters with.
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bear\ down\ upon — • bear down on • bear down upon v. phr. To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers get away car … Словарь американских идиом
bear down upon — index attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bear down upon — verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship • Syn: ↑bear down on • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
To bear down upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bear down upon phr v — bear v … English expressions
bear\ down\ on — • bear down on • bear down upon v. phr. To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers get away car … Словарь американских идиом
bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bear down on — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, advance against, advance upon, approach, approach anchorage, appropinquate, approximate, bear against, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bear up, bear up for, bear up to, close, close in, close with,… … Moby Thesaurus
bear down — verb 1. exert a force with a heavy weight (Freq. 1) The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑drag down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press … Useful english dictionary
bear down — {v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. * /She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship./ * /The baseball pitcher is bearing down./ * /The pitcher bore down on the star batter./ * /Teachers of… … Dictionary of American idioms
