saddle vs bear down

bear down vs saddle

saddle is a noun but bear down is not a noun.

saddle and bear down both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bear down is a hyponym of saddle; that is, bear down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saddle:

saddle: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
bear down: exert a force or cause a strain upon

Other hyponyms of saddle include overburden, deluge, flood out, overwhelm, adjure.

saddle (noun)	bear down (noun)
posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
a seat for the rider of a bicycle
a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

saddle (verb)	bear down (verb)
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to	exert a force or cause a strain upon
put a saddle on	pay special attention to
load or burden; encumber	exert full strength
	to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
	exert a force with a heavy weight
	contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

Difference between saddle and bear down

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