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bear down verb

  • (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
 ponnistaa
  • (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
 laskea
  • (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
 painaa päälle
  • (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
 puskea kohti, puskea päin
  • (transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against. [16th–17th c.]
 pysyä kannassaan, väittää vastaan
  • (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome. [from 14th c.]
 päihittää, selättää
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