bear down upon
1bear\ 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 …
2bear down upon — index attack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3bear down upon — verb sail towards another vessel, of a ship • Syn: ↑bear down on • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑approach, ↑near, ↑ …
4To 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 …
5bear 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 …
6bear down upon phr v — bear v …
7bear\ 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 …
8bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9bear 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,… …
10bear 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 …
