slam-dunk vs bear on

slam-dunk and bear on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slam-dunk	No	No	Yes	No
bear on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bear on is a hypernym of slam-dunk; that is, bear on is a word with a broader meaning than slam-dunk:

Other hypernyms of slam-dunk include affect, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

slam-dunk (verb)	bear on (verb)
make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk	have an effect upon
make a forceful move against	press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
	be relevant to
	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last