bear

bear down on

verb

Definition of BEAR

to push steadily against with some force <you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly>

Synonyms bear (down on), depress, shove, weigh (on or upon)

Related Words compress, mash, punch, squash, squeeze, squish, squoosh; compel, force, pressure; lean (on or against), muscle; drive, propel, thrust; compact, condense, constrict, contract, crush, scrunch, wring; cram, jam, jam-pack, pack, stuff, wedge