| VERB | contact | bear down, drag down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down | exert a force with a heavy weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | |
| competition | bear down, charge | to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle / battle | |
| competition | bear down | exert full strength | |
| communication | bear down | pay special attention to | |
| communication | bear down | exert a force or cause a strain / strain upon |
| Meaning | Exert a force with a heavy weight. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | drag down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down | |
| Broader | press | Exert pressure or force to or upon |
| Spanish | versar | |
| Catalan | versar | |
| Meaning | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | overbear | |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Spanish | pujar, subyugar | |
| Meaning | To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle / battle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | charge | |
| Broader | rush | attack suddenly |
| Spanish | arremeter, cargar, embestir | |
| Catalan | atacar, carregar, envestir, escometre | |
| Meaning | Exert full strength. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Meaning | pay special attention to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate | To stress, single out as important |
| Meaning | Exert a force or cause a strain / strain upon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Broader | charge, saddle, burden | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
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