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In some senses, steamroller is marked as informal, figuratively, slang, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
steamroller
/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/
noun 4verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
bound
STEAMROLLER + NOUN
babe, i'm
PREP.
with
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
A steam-powered heavy road roller.
2
Any heavy road roller.
3
Any seemingly irresistible force.
Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you
England's last line-out in World Cup rugby had been stolen by New Zealand in a dramatic conclusion to the final three years ago, but the driving maul remains a potent weapon and flanker Sadia Kabeya was decisive as England fired up the steamroller once more.
4
A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
It's more about him testing his wares. He rolls joints. He doesn't own a bong, hookah, smoking pipe, chillum, vaporizer, scale, dugout system, grinder, or steamroller.
verb
1
To level a road using a steamroller.
2
To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in
verb — make level or flat with a steamroller
- steamroll
verb — overwhelm by using great force
- steamroll
verb — proceed with great force
- steamroll
verb — bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- steamroll
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you
Wiktionary02
England's last line-out in World Cup rugby had been stolen by New Zealand in a dramatic conclusion to the final three years ago, but the driving maul remains a potent weapon and flanker Sadia Kabeya w
Wiktionary03
It's more about him testing his wares. He rolls joints. He doesn't own a bong, hookah, smoking pipe, chillum, vaporizer, scale, dugout system, grinder, or steamroller.
Wiktionary04
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
Tatoeba · #32908105
The steamroller can only move slowly.
Tatoeba · #12398009Usage Notes
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