bear down on English

Meaning bear down on meaning

What does bear down on mean?

bear down on

— verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship

— verb (= bear down) exert a force with a heavy weight The snow bore down on the roof

Synonyms bear down on synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as bear down on?

bear down on English » English

weigh down

bear down

weigh on

press down on

press

force

drag down

bear down upon

weigh

wade through

stand

smash

sag

push

penetrate

oppress

molest

make a raid upon

incommode

imprint

impress

force one’s way into

depress

cumber

coerce

clog

carry weight

bully

break through

beat