bear down

Verb

transitive obsolete intransitive with-on

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down. / (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward. / (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.

Japanese Meaning

(航海用語) 風から避けるために舵を切り、風上から接近する。 / (他動詞) 誰かを地面に押し倒す、または打ち負かして克服する。

What is this buttons?

To flatten the dough, the baker asked the apprentice to bear down on the rolling pin with both hands.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

生地を平らにするために、パン職人は見習いに両手でめん棒を押し付けるよう頼んだ。

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Sense（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.

Sense（2）

(nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.

Sense（4）

(transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against.

Sense（5）

(intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.

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

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Sense（6）

(intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.

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Sense（7）

bears down

（ present singular third-person ）

bearing down

（ participle present ）

bore down

（ past ）

borne down

（ participle past ）

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