bear on vs keep up

bear on and keep up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
keep up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, keep up is a hyponym of bear on; that is, keep up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear on:

bear on (verb)	keep up (verb)
have an effect upon	prevent from going to bed at night
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	keep informed
be relevant to	maintain a required pace or level
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
	lengthen or extend in duration or space