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bears down on
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▲
(
of a button on a device or machine
)
To press down on
To move directly towards someone or something in a purposeful or intimidating manner
To draw near a specified destination
To come close in quantity or quality
To put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm
To place a heavy weight, load or burden on
To concentrate or direct one's view or attention onto something
To forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
To compel or demand using force or bullying tactics
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Verb
▲
(
of a button on a device or machine
)
To press down on
presses
depresses
thrusts
presses down
pushes down
leans on
shoves
pushes
rams
holds down
exerts pressure on
weighs on
weighs upon
hits
nudges
squeezes
taps
pokes
strikes
holds
forces
moves
squashes
jams
thumbs
levels
smushes
smooshes
flattens
moves downward
downbears
pinions
packs
bears down
pins
bears heavily
crams
forces down
compresses
pins down
tacks
wedges
mashes
touches
squishes
jabs
drives
bumps
propels
impels
bulldozes
jostles
plunges
heaves
shoots
hustles
budges
bundles
prods
bores
steamrolls
manhandles
rushes
knocks
shifts
boosts
elbows
crashes
butts
railroads
jolts
bulls
sends
shoulders
muscles
sticks
sweeps
pushes aside
crushes against
moves forward
launches into
presses on
pushes hard
pushes forward
rests on
strong-arms
sets in motion
puts in motion
more ❯
“As the hurricane approached, the strong winds began to
bear down on
the coast, causing trees to sway and press down on rooftops.”
Verb
▲
To move directly towards someone or something in a purposeful or intimidating manner
approaches
accosts
charges
assails
attacks
closes in on
converges on
comes close to
moves in on
draws near
advances on
draws near to
draws nearer to
falls uponfall upon
sets upon
comes closer to
moves closer to
moves close to
sets about
tears into
lets fly at
marches on
advances
arrives
nighs
closes
moves towards
verges
converges
descends on
nears
“Alone or in clusters, attackers
bear down on
him at breakneck speed, their razor-sharp blades ripping into the white ice.”
Verb
▲
To draw near a specified destination
approaches
reaches
closes in on
borders
converges on
draws near
moves in on
surrounds
verges on
verges upon
advances on
advances towards
arrives at
centers on
US
centres on
UK
comes at
comes close to
comes near to
comes within reach of
creeps up on
gains on
goes toward
moves toward
moves towards
proceeds towards
progresses toward
comes on to
comes towards
focuses on
goes up to
heads for
makes for
leads up to
nighs
nears
closes
closes in
comes up
draws on
bellies up
creeps up
converges
moves in
looms
arrives
advances
comes
verges
gets near to
draws nearer to
gets close to
gets nearer to
borders on
touches on
draws near to
comes to
gets closer to
draws close
draws up to
draws nearer
comes up to
draws closer
edges nearer
closes to
comes nearer
comes near
edges near
comes closer
comes close
moves near
goes nearer
goes closer
goes towards
goes near
approximates to
goes close
rolls up
moves nearer
looms up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To come close in quantity or quality
approaches
nudges
reaches
approximates
borders
touches
borders on
closes in on
comes close to
comes near
comes near to
comes to
comes within reach of
compares with
creeps up on
draws near
draws near to
draws up to
goes up to
moves in on
moves toward
resembles
verges on
verges upon
adds up to
amounts to
comes up to
corresponds to
equals
matches
measures up to
stacks up against
touches on
gets on for
threatens
Verb
▲
To put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm
dulls
dampens
depresses
crushes
dispirits
saps
ails
breaks
dejects
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
disheartens
dismays
lowers
overwhelms
subjugates
suppresses
troubles
daunts
devitalizes
discourages
oppresses
saddens
shakes
upsets
bothers
chagrins
debilitates
defeats
distresses
humbles
overcomes
perturbs
wearies
beats down
bums out
casts down
damps down
weighs down
casts a pall over
Verb
▲
To place a heavy weight, load or burden on
lades
loads
burdens
encumbers
saddles
weights
lumbers
overloads
snows
tops
dumps on
weighs down
snows under
piles it on
overwhelms
strains
trammels
piles
freights
hampers
handicaps
crushes
yokes
cumbers
charges
impedes
overburdens
hinders
saddles with
makes heavy
taxes
oppresses
weighs
lands
imposes
troubles
inflicts
obstructs
tasks
imposes on
tests
worries
pushes
exhausts
thrusts
wearies
entrusts
ballasts
thrusts something on
inflicts something on
fobs something off on to
makes heavier
adds weight to
overtaxes
imposes upon
stresses
retards
more ❯
Verb
▲
To concentrate or direct one's view or attention onto something
homes in
focuses
focusses
pinpoints
points
aims
zeros in
zooms in
takes aim
Verb
▲
To forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
oppresses
crushes
overcomes
quells
cracks down on
overpowers
quashes
subdues
suppresses
extinguishes
overwhelms
squashes
vanquishes
defeats
puts down
represses
devastates
floors
overmasters
prostrates
silences
squelches
swamps
whelms
wrecks
breaks
conquers
obliterates
ruins
ices
kills
quelches
reduces
strangles
subordinates
treads
grinds down
slaps down
snows under
blows away
snuffs out
stamps out
clamps down on
blots out
forces down
puts an end to
puts a stop to
treads on
brings someone to their knees
brings to heel
brings under the yoke
puts the squeeze on
subjugates
checks
stops
curbs
stifles
ends
thwarts
nips in the bud
puts the kibosh on
destroys
terminates
arrests
abolishes
annihilates
frustrates
halts
inhibits
controls
puts the lid on
clobbers
restrains
wipes out
gets rid of
quenches
scotches
beats
routs
shuts down
finishes
demolishes
puts out
extirpates
sits on
stems
eliminates
hinders
limits
cracks down
restricts
blocks out
curtails
reins in
prevents
cuts off
puts paid to
brings to an end
keeps in check
eradicates
scuppers
overturns
buries
discontinues
obstructs
overthrows
bridles
masters
deadens
spikes
stymies
blocks
contains
licks
queers
censors
nixes
dominates
weeds out
shushes
throttles
tramples on
triumphs over
clamps down
holds back
cuts short
keeps under control
gains mastery over
withholds
rejects
dismisses
torpedoes
censures
foils
dashes
spoils
scuttles
brings to screeching halt
dishes
exterminates
expunges
messes up
settles
dumbs
removes
banishes
abates
clams
dulls
constrains
throws cold water on
pours cold water on
gains control over
governs
smothers
moderates
tames
squishes
trashes
scrunches
bests
surmounts
chokes off
closes up
softens
damps
mellows
keeps down
lessens
diminishes
dispatches
impedes
puts a lid on
does for
puts the stopper on
regulates
brings to a stop
brings to a halt
gags
tones down
gets the better of
wins against
prevails over
gains control of
gets a grip on
muffles
keeps the lid on
holds in check
keeps a lid on
quietens down
gets under control
trammels
fetters
corks
strangles at birth
chokes
hushes
quietens
stills
quiets
bottles up
muzzles
shuts up
dries up
comes down hard on
interrupts
cows
clamps
bottles
tramples
tightens up on
comes down on like a ton of bricks
comes down heavily on
gets tough
takes severe measures against
comes down on
gets tough on
takes stern measures against
beats down
holds in
drives underground
keeps inside
keeps in
holds down
puts kibosh on
puts lid on
brings to naught
more ❯
Verb
▲
To compel or demand using force or bullying tactics
pushes
pressures
pressurises
UK
pressurizes
US
obliges
browbeats
bullies
forces
intimidates
makes
obligates
railroads
coerces
dragoons
steamrolls
pushes around
puts the screws to
strong-arms
press-gangs
railroads into
dragoons into
prevails on
steamrollers into
bulldozes into
exerts influence on
uses pressure on
goes to town on
puts the heat on
browbeats into
puts pressure on
puts the screws on
uses strong-arm tactics on
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