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English to English verb
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exert a force with a heavy weight |  | Example: The snow bore down on the roof
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contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | | source: wordnet30
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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle | | Example: he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork
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exert full strength | | Example: The pitcher bore down
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pay special attention to | | Example: The lectures bore down on the political background
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exert a force or cause a strain upon | | Example: This tax bears down on the lower middle class
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