steamroller
Use Steamroller in a sentence
lər noun
1.
a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
2.
(not in technical use) any similar vehicle with a roller.
3.
an overpowering force, especially one that crushes all opposition with ruthless disregard for individual rights.
verb (used with object)
4.
to crush or flatten with a steamroller.
5.
to overcome with superior force: to steamroller the competition.
6.
to bring about the adoption of by overwhelming pressure: to steamroller the resolution through.
00:10
Steamroller
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is yaff. Does it mean:
| chat, to converse |
| to bark; yelp. |
verb (used without object)
7.
to proceed with implacable force.
adjective
8.
suggestive of a steamroller; ruthlessly overpowering: steamroller tactics.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To steamroller
Collins
World English Dictionary
steamroller or steam roller (ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making |
| b. another word for roadroller | |
| 2. | a. an overpowering force or a person with such force that overcomes all opposition |
| b. (as modifier): steamroller tactics | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to crush (opposition, etc) by overpowering force |
| steam roller or steam roller | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
steamroller definition
|
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
The motor was not driving asocial steamroller, flattening all participants into homogeneous pieces of a puzzle.
As the thunderstorm forms, rising air tilts this steamroller on its end.
It seems that every couple of baskets is a dunk by a steamroller no one could possibly stop.
The goal is for the steamroller to crush the fake cigarettes.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
