English to English
steamroller
('st/i/m,r/oU/l/@/r
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noun (n)
- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure(verb.social)Example:
The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat.
source: wordnet30 - proceed with great force(verb.social)Example:
The new teacher tends to steamroller.
source: wordnet30 - crush with a steamroller as if to level(verb.contact)Example:
Steamroller the road.
source: wordnet30 - overwhelm by using great force(verb.competition)Example:
Steamroller the opposition.
source: wordnet30 - make level or flat with a steamroller(verb.change)source: wordnet30