Verb bear down on has 2 senses
  1. bear down on, bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a ship
    --1 is one way to approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down - exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
    --2 is one way to press
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
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