Bear against

Verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.VerbTo approach someone or something as for an attack

"I caught some good shots of a wolf bearing against a caribou."

2.VerbTo be forced to strike upon; to bang against; to wear away at (especially in theology).

"The top side of that has been bearing against the wall for years."

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