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bore against

bore against is the simple past 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 bore against

What is bore against the simple past of?
Bore against is the simple past of bear against.

Words near bore against in the dictionary

  1. Borduria
  2. Bordwellian
  3. bore
  4. bore a grudge
  5. bore a hand
  6. bore against
  7. bore away
  8. bore away the bell
  9. bore date
  10. bore down
  11. bore down on

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