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Bear against

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Verb
  1. 1
    To approach someone or something as for an attack transitive

    "I caught some good shots of a wolf bearing against a caribou."

  2. 2
    To be forced to strike upon; to bang against; to wear away at (especially in theology). transitive

    "The top side of that has been bearing against the wall for years."

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