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bulldozer
/ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɚ/
noun 4verb 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
clean, narrow, used
VERB + BULLDOZER
climbed, drive, needs, want
BULLDOZER + NOUN
caterpillar
PREP.
in, in, into, with
ADV.
also
Definitions
noun
1
A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
The bulldozer is a caterpillar tractor on the front of which is mounted a heavy steel blade which can be moved up and down by hydraulic gear. By sheer brute force it can push down trees and hedges, remove obstructions (including light brickwork) and level and consolidate newly-tipped banks.
More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
2
One who bulldozes.
3
A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches,
4
A bully; an overbearing individual.
verb
1
To bulldoze (demolish with a bulldozer).
2
To bulldoze (push through forcefully).
They bulldozered through the crowd.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — large powerful tractor
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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The bulldozer is a caterpillar tractor on the front of which is mounted a heavy steel blade which can be moved up and down by hydraulic gear. By sheer brute force it can push down trees and hedges, re
Wiktionary02
More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
Wiktionary03
Typically for the 'get-on-with-it' era, the railway and military worked like demons to restore the vital rail link. The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the wreckage was remove
Wiktionary04
They bulldozered through the crowd.
Wiktionary05
A bulldozer was used to level the lane.
Tatoeba · #4478506
They are now leveling the road with a bulldozer.
Tatoeba · #306013Usage Notes
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