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exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background"
exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"
exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"


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