jug·ger·naut

jug·ger·naut
/ˈʤʌgɚˌnɑːt/ noun, pl -nauts [count]
1 : something (such as a force, campaign, or movement) that is extremely large and powerful and cannot be stopped

an advertising/political juggernaut

2 Brit : a very large, heavy truck — called also juggernaut lorry

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  • Jug|ger|naut — «JUHG uhr nawt», noun. 1. an idol of the Hindu god Krishna, pulled around on a huge car. Devotees of the god are said to have thrown themselves under the wheels to be crushed to death. 2. Figurative. Also, juggernaut. a) something to which a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jug — jug·ful; jug·ger; jug·gins; jug·gler; jug·glery; jug; jug·ger·naut; jug·gle; …   English syllables

  • ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… …   English syllables

  • naut — aero·naut; ar·go·naut; ar·naut; as·tro·naut; cos·mo·naut; naut; aqua·naut; cy·ber·naut; hy·dro·naut; lu·nar·naut; ocea·naut; jug·ger·naut; …   English syllables

  • juggernaut — jug·ger·naut …   English syllables

  • juggernaut — jug·ger·naut (jŭg’ər nôt′) n. ▸ An overwhelming or unstoppable force: » It doesn t assume that people need necessarily remain passive when confronted by what appears to be the juggernaut of history (Christopher Lehmann Haupt). ╂ [Hindi jagannāth …   Word Histories

  • juggernaut — jug|ger|naut [ˈdʒʌgəno:t US ərno:t] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Hindi; Origin: Jagannath, title of the god Vishnu; from the belief that people who worshiped him threw themselves under the wheels of a large carriage with his image on it] 1.) BrE a very… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • juggernaut — jug|ger|naut [ dʒʌgər,nɔt ] noun count 1. ) something that is very powerful, especially something that has a bad effect: the juggernaut of global consumerism 2. ) BRITISH a very large truck …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Juggernaut — Jug•ger•naut [[t]ˈdʒʌg ərˌnɔt, ˌnɒt[/t]] n. 1) (often l.c.) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object 2) (often l.c.) anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice 3) ear an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually… …   From formal English to slang

  • Jaganath — Juggernaut Jug ger*naut , n. [Skr. jagann[=a]tha lord of the world.] 1. One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also {Jagannath}. [Written also {Juggernnath}, {Jaganath}, {Jagannath},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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