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bears (down on)verbpresent tense third-person singular of bear (down on) to push steadily against with some forceyou need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly depresses, presses, shoves, weighs (on or upon) compresses, mashes, punches, squashes, squeezes, squishes, squooshescompels, forces, pressuresleans (on or against), musclesdrives, propels, thrustscompacts, condenses, constricts, contracts, crushes, scrunches, wringscrams, jam-packs, jams, packs, stuffs, wedges bears down onphrasepresent tense third-person singular of bear down onto indicate the importance of by centering attention onOur manager bore down on the need to meet upcoming deadlines. accents, accentuates, emphasizes, features, foregrounds, highlights, illuminates, plays up, points (up), presses, punctuates, stresses focuses(or focusses), identifies, pinpoints, spotlightsadvertises, boosts, plugs, promotes, publicizesoverplays makes much of de-emphasizes, plays down tones (down), underemphasizes, understatesbelittles, discounts, disparages, minimizes |