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Bear down
Meaning
Verb
●
Used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: see
bear
, down.
●
In Nautical:
To
steer
away
from the
wind
; to approach from
wind
ward.
●
To
push
(someone) to the
ground
; to
defeat
, overcome.
●
To
maintain
one's
position
against (someone) in a
debate
; to
stand one's ground
against.
●
To
intensify
one's
efforts.
●
To approach in a
determined
manner.
●
To
exert
downward
pressure
on
one's
abdomen
,
as in
giving birth
,
forcing out
feces
, and some
similar
bodily
maneuvers.
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