Pronunciations
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/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A steam-powered heavy road roller.
Usage- Historical
Any heavy road roller.
Usage- broadly
- Informal
Any seemingly irresistible force.
Usage- Figurative
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Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you
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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.
A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
Usage- Slang
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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
To level a road using a steamroller.
Usage- Transitive
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To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
Usage- Figurative
- Transitive
Noun
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
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vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
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Verb
bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
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The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat
proceed with great force
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The new teacher tends to steamroller
crush with a steamroller as if to level
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steamroller the road
overwhelm by using great force
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steamroller the opposition
make level or flat with a steamroller
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steamroll the roads