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								with full strength his beardown performance in the exhibition game
 
 'beardown' - used as a verb
 2.
								exert a force with a heavy weight
 The snow bore down on the roof
 3.
								to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
 4.
								contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
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								exert full strength
 The pitcher bore down
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								pay special attention to
 The lectures bore down on the political background
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								exert a force or cause a strain upon
 This tax bears down on the lower middle class
 
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