bear down
• move directly towards someone or something in a purposeful or intimidating manner.
• "at a canter they bore down on the mass of men ahead"
Similar:
advance on,
close in on,
move in on,
converge on,
approach,
come/move closer/close to,
draw near/nearer to,
press on towards,
attack,
set upon,
fall upon,
assail,
let fly at,
tear into,
set about,
Opposite:
retreat from,
move away from,
• (of a woman in labour) increase pressure within the abdomen by contracting the abdominal muscles and holding the breath, in order to push the baby out.
