steam-roll|er

steam-roll|er
steam roller, or steam|roll|er1 «STEEM ROH luhr», noun.
1. a heavy roller, formerly run by steam but now usually by an internal-combustion engine, used to crush and level materials in making and repairing roads.
2. Informal, Figurative. a means of crushing opposition.
steam-roll|er or steam|roll|er2 «STEEM ROH luhr», verb, adjective.
–v.t.
1. Informal. a) to override by crushing power or force; crush: »

to steam-roller all opposition.

b) to force (into or through) by this means.
2. to make level or smooth with a steam roller.
–v.i.
Informal. to override or crush a person or thing that is in opposition.
–adj.
Informal. crushing as if with a steam roller; overriding: »

steam-roller methods.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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