bear down vs rush

rush vs bear down

bear down is not a noun while rush is a noun.

bear down is not an adjective while rush is an adjective.

bear down and rush both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear down	No	No	Yes	No
rush	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, rush is a hypernym of bear down; that is, rush is a word with a broader meaning than bear down:

bear down: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
rush: attack suddenly

bear down (noun)	rush (noun)
	the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
	(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
	a sudden forceful flow
	a sudden burst of activity
	the swift release of a store of affective force
	grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

bear down (adjective)	rush (adjective)
	done under pressure
	not accepting reservations

bear down (verb)	rush (verb)
exert a force or cause a strain upon	act at high speed
pay special attention to	urge to an unnatural speed
exert full strength	attack suddenly
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle	cause to occur rapidly
exert a force with a heavy weight	move hurridly
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery	run with the ball, in football
	cause to move fast or to rush or race

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