bear down upon vs go up

bear down upon and go up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear down upon	No	No	Yes	No
go up	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of bear down upon include approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, near.

bear down upon (verb)	go up (verb)
sail towards another vessel, of a ship	increase in value or to a higher point
	burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
	move upward
	go upward with gradual or continuous progress
	be erected, built, or constructed
	move towards
	travel up