bear down upon vs sail

bear down upon is not a noun while sail is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear down upon	No	No	Yes	No
sail	Yes	No	Yes	No

bear down upon (noun)	sail (noun)
	an ocean trip taken for pleasure
	a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
	any structure that resembles a sail

bear down upon (verb)	sail (verb)
sail towards another vessel, of a ship	travel on water propelled by wind
	move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
	travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
	traverse or travel on (a body of water)