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steamroller
n. large vehicle used to smooth and flatten road surfaces
 
v. flatten and smooth with a steamroller; crush, suppress


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Steamroller
A steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for levelling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a  steam engine. The levelling/flattening action is achieved through a combination of the size and weight of the vehicle and the rolls: the smooth wheels and the large cylinder or drum fitted in place of treaded road wheels.
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steamroller
Noun
1. a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
(synonym) juggernaut
(hypernym) power, force
(derivation) steamroll
2. vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
(synonym) road roller
(hypernym) vehicle
(derivation) steamroll
Verb
1. bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
(synonym) steamroll
(hypernym) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
(verb-group) steamroll
(derivation) juggernaut
2. proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"
(synonym) steamroll
(hypernym) go, proceed, move
(verb-group) steamroll
(derivation) juggernaut
3. crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"
(hypernym) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
(derivation) road roller
4. overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"
(synonym) steamroll
(hypernym) overpower, overmaster, overwhelm
(verb-group) steamroll
(derivation) juggernaut
5. make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads"
(synonym) steamroll
(hypernym) flatten
(derivation) road roller


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steamroller
Synonyms and related words:
align, beat, beat down, big battalions, blackjack, blank, blast, blow down, bludgeon, break down, bring down, brute force, bulldoze, bulldozer, bully, burn down, cast down, cheese grater, chop down, clobber, coerce, coercive, comminutor, cream, crusher, cut down, defeat utterly, dragoon, drub, equalize, even, fell, flatten, flush, force, forcible, grade, granulator, grater, grinder, hijack, intimidate, knock down, knock over, kominuter, lambaste, lay, lay down, lay flat, lay level, lay low, lay out, level, levigator, lick, main force, masher, mill, millstone, mortar and pestle, mow down, naked force, nutmeg grater, overbear, overwhelm, paste, pestle, physical force, prostrate, pull down, pulverizer, quern, quernstone, rase, raze, rock crusher, roll, roll flat, roller, rule of might, schmear, shanghai, shellac, shredder, shut out, skunk, sledgehammer, smash, smear, smooth, smooth out, smoothen, snow under, steamroll, strong-arm, take down, tear down, throw down, triturator, tyranny, ultima ratio, use violence, violent, wallop, whelm, whitewash, whomp, whop
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
Dizionario inglese-italiano 1.0.012Download this dictionary
STEAMROLLER
RULLO COMPRESSORE. SOPRAFFARE. TRAVOLGERE. FAR APPROVARE A TUTTI I COSTI

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