bear against

English

Verb

bear against (third-person singular simple present bears against, present participle bearing against, simple past bore against, past participle borne against)

  1. (transitive) To approach someone or something as for an attack
    I caught some good shots of a wolf bearing against a caribou.
  2. (transitive, of a surface or item) To be forced to strike upon; to bang against; to wear away at (especially in theology).
    The top side of that has been bearing against the wall for years.
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