Phrase guide
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verb
To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To earn, as in wages from a job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
exert a force with a heavy weight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: press
History
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