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bearing against

bearing against is the present participle and gerund of bear against.

Meaning of bear against

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) 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.

Questions about bearing against

What is bearing against the present participle and gerund of?
Bearing against is the present participle and gerund of bear against.

Words near bearing against in the dictionary

  1. Bearii
  2. bearin'
  3. bearing
  4. bearing a grudge
  5. bearing a hand
  6. bearing against
  7. bearing away
  8. bearing away the bell
  9. bearing date
  10. bearing down
  11. bearing down on

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