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bear down upon

verb

1 bear down upon

Sail towards another vessel, of a ship.

synonym: bear down on.

Roget 716: attack, assault, assail; invade; set upon, fall upon; charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists.    assume the offensive, take the offensive; be the aggressor, become the aggressor; ... show more


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