Bear Down definition

Bear Down

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WordNet

(1) Exert a force or cause a strain upon

"This tax bears down on the lower middle class"

(2) Exert full strength

"The pitcher bore down"

(3) To make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

"He saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

(4) Contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

(5) Exert a force with a heavy weight

"The snow bore down on the roof"

WiktionaryText

To approach another vessel from windward
To press down on someone
To intensify one's efforts

It's 9:41, 58 degrees, and I'm flunking out. Time to bear down.
When giving birth, to push