Steamroller - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstiːmrəʊlər|  American pronunciation of the word steamroller
Brit.  |ˈstiːmrəʊlə|  British pronunciation of the word steamroller

noun

- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way (syn: juggernaut)
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements

verb

- bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure (syn: steamroll)
The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat
- proceed with great force (syn: steamroll)
The new teacher tends to steamroller
- crush with a steamroller as if to level
steamroller the road
- overwhelm by using great force (syn: steamroll)
steamroller the opposition
- make level or flat with a steamroller (syn: steamroll)

Extra examples

He steamrollered the bill through Parliament against fierce opposition.

The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat

The new teacher tends to steamroller

...that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: steamroller
he/she/it: steamrollers
present participle: steamrollering
past tense: steamrollered
past participle: steamrollered
noun
singular: steamroller
plural: steamrollers
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