bear down

== English == === Verb === bear down (third-person singular simple present bears down, present participle bearing down, simple past bore down, past participle borne down) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear,‎ down. (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward. (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome. [from 14th c.] (transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against. [16th–17th c.] (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts. (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner. (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === downbear, raw-boned, rawboned