struggle vs bear down

bear down vs struggle

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

struggle and bear down both are verbs.

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

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

struggle: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
bear down: exert full strength

Other hyponyms of struggle include fistfight, join battle, tug, defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, get back, settle, fight back, battle, combat, war, assail, attack, duel, joust, chicken-fight, chickenfight, tourney, feud, skirmish, bandy, fence, box, spar, scuffle, tussle, wrestle, engage, wage.

struggle (noun)	bear down (noun)
strenuous effort
an energetic attempt to achieve something
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

struggle (verb)	bear down (verb)
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight	exert a force or cause a strain upon
to exert strenuous effort against opposition	pay special attention to
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling	exert full strength
make a strenuous or labored effort	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 struggle and bear down

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