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English noun: steamroller | |||
| 1. | steamroller (person) a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way | ||
| Synonyms | juggernaut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, power | ||
| 2. | steamroller (artifact) vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements | ||
| Synonyms | road roller | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vehicle | ||
English verb: steamroller | |||
| 1. | steamroller (social) bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure | ||
| Samples | The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat. | ||
| Synonyms | steamroll | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | ||
| Verb group | steamroll, steamroll, steamroller, steamroller | ||
| 2. | steamroller (social) proceed with great force | ||
| Samples | The new teacher tends to steamroller. | ||
| Synonyms | steamroll | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, move, proceed | ||
| Verb group | steamroll, steamroller | ||
| 3. | steamroller (contact) crush with a steamroller as if to level | ||
| Samples | Steamroller the road. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch | ||
| 4. | steamroller (competition) overwhelm by using great force | ||
| Samples | Steamroller the opposition. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot steamroller Sue | ||
| Synonyms | steamroll | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overmaster, overpower, overwhelm | ||
| Verb group | steamroll, steamroller | ||
| 5. | steamroller (change) make level or flat with a steamroller | ||
| Samples | Steamroll the roads. | ||
| Synonyms | steamroll | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flatten | ||
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