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PRESS DOWN ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does press down on mean?
• PRESS DOWN ON (verb)
The verb PRESS DOWN ON has 1 sense:
1. exert a force with a heavy weight
Familiarity information: PRESS DOWN ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exert a force with a heavy weight
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bear down; bear down on; drag down; press down on; weigh down
Context example:
The snow bore down on the roof
Hypernyms (to "press down on" is one way to...):
press (exert pressure or force to or upon)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
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