steamroll

steamroll: verb

1. bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure

- The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat

• Syn: ↑steamroller

• Derivationally related forms: ↑steamroller, ↑steamroller (for: ↑steamroller)

• Hypernyms: ↑coerce, ↑hale, ↑squeeze, ↑pressure, ↑force

• Verb Group: ↑steamroller

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something PP

2. proceed with great force

- The new teacher tends to steamroller

• Syn: ↑steamroller

• Derivationally related forms: ↑steamroller, ↑steamroller (for: ↑steamroller)

• Hypernyms: ↑go, ↑proceed, ↑move

• Verb Group: ↑steamroller

• Verb Frames:

- Something ——s

- Somebody ——s

3. overwhelm by using great force

- steamroller the opposition

• Syn: ↑steamroller

• Derivationally related forms: ↑steamroller, ↑steamroller (for: ↑steamroller)

• Hypernyms: ↑overpower, ↑overmaster, ↑overwhelm

• Verb Group: ↑steamroller

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

- Somebody ——s somebody

- Something ——s somebody

- Something ——s something

4. make level or flat with a steamroller

- steamroll the roads

• Syn: ↑steamroller

• Derivationally related forms: ↑steamroller (for: ↑steamroller)

• Hypernyms: ↑flatten

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

- Something ——s something

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steamroll — verb see steamroller II … New Collegiate Dictionary
steamroll — /steem rohl /, v.t., v.i. steamroller. [1910 15; by back formation] * * * … Universalium
steamroll — verb a) To flatten, as if with a steamroller b) To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm … Wiktionary
steamroll — steam|roll [ˈsti:mrəul US roul] v [T] AmE to steamroller … Dictionary of contemporary English
steamroll — steam|roll [ stim,roul ] verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to defeat or destroy an opponent completely 2. ) to make sure something happens by using all your power … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
steamroll — n. steamroller, large vehicle used to smooth and flatten road surfaces … English contemporary dictionary
steamroll — verb (T) AmE to steamroller … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
steamroll — steam•roll [[t]ˈstimˌroʊl[/t]] v. t. v. i. cvb mac steamroller • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
steamroll — /ˈstimroʊl/ (say steemrohl) verb (t) to persuade to agree to a point of view or a proposal, by overruling any objections in an overbearing manner …
steamroller — steam‧roll‧er [ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə ǁ ˌroʊlər] also steamroll verb [transitive] informal to force someone to do what you want them to do, or to make sure something happens by using all your power and influence: • He steamrollered the bill through… … Financial and business terms

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