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    PRESS DOWN ON

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Exert a force with a heavy weightplay

    Example:

    The snow bore down on the roof

    Synonyms:

    bear down; bear down on; drag down; press down on; weigh down

    Classified under:

    Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

    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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