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steam⋅roll

  [steem-rohl]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
steamroller.
Origin:
1910–15; by back formation
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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steam·roll·er   (stēm'rō'lər)   
n.  

    1. A steam-driven machine equipped with a heavy roller for smoothing road surfaces.

    2. A similar machine with an internal-combustion engine.

  2. A ruthless or irresistible force or power.

v.   also steam·roll (-rōl') steam·roll·ered also steam·rolled, steam·roll·er·ing also steam·roll·ing, steam·roll·ers also steam·rolls

v.   tr.

  1. To smooth or level (a road) with a steamroller.

  2. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.

v.   intr.
To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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