bear down's Usage Examples:

is not tapered like the main blade; instead, it has bent "ears" that bear down on the plane blade.

charged with preventing the other team's forwards from being able to bear down directly on their own team's goalkeeper or goaltender.

depending on the length and magnitude of the earthquake, tsunami, which bear down on coastal cities causing property damage and loss of life.

tell them to bear down.

When duke George tried bear down on Catherine, she told the envoy: You could do me a big favor by leaving.

These weights bear down on the pile putting it under load.

were a reforming body, eager to bring order to the royal finances and bear down on patronage.

Synonyms:

downward; downwards; downwardly;

Antonyms:

up; upwardly; upward; upwards;