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Definition: TO BEAR UPON |
TO BEAR UPON1. (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Agency | Come play, come bring into operation; have play, have free play; bring to bear upon. |
Relation | Bring into relation with, bring to bear upon; connect, associate, draw a parallel; link. |
Use | Render useful; mold; turn to account, turn to use; convert to use, utilize; work up; call into play, bring into play; put into requisition; call forth, draw forth; press into service, enlist into the service; bring to bear upon, devote, dedicate, consecrate, apply, adhibit, dispose of; make a handle of, make a cat's-paw of. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: TO BEAR UPON |
| English words defined with "TO BEAR UPON": Burden of proof ♦ Heralds' College ♦ King-post ♦ Overpress ♦ Quartter ♦ To put on. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TO BEAR UPON": Bear of Bradwardine, Bees ♦ DDU ♦ Hook or Crook, HOVEL ♦ INFALAPSARIAN ♦ Potable ♦ Terms of Sale. (references) |
Expression using "TO BEAR UPON": bring to bear upon. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "TO BEAR UPON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Finnish | kovistaa (bring pressure to bear upon ., press, take . . to task). (various references) | ||||
French | moyens de pression (means of bringing pressure to bear upon), moyens de coercition (means of bringing pressure to bear upon). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay earbay onupay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-n-o-o-p-r-t-u" | |
-3 letters: baronet, operant, outearn, patroon, probate, pronate, pronota, protean, reboant, upborne. | |
-4 letters: abrupt, arbute, arpent, atoner, banter, boater, borane, borate, bourne, bouton, brunet, bunter, burnet, burton, butane, enrapt, enroot, entrap, nature, operon, ornate, outran, parent, parton, patron, peanut, pouter, pronto, protea, proton, punter, ratoon, rebato, reboot, roupet, rubato, tabour, tarpon, tenour, teopan, trepan. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 42 45 41 52 55 50 4F 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01000010 01000101 01000001 01010010 00100000 01010101 01010000 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   B E A R   U P O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 0042 0045 0041 0052 0055 0050 004F 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449236393552255504948 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Expressions 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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