Noun: steamroller 'steem,rów-lu(r)- A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- juggernaut - Vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- road roller Verb: steamroller 'steem,rów-lu(r)- Bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
"The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"; - steamroll - Proceed with great force
"The new teacher tends to steamroller"; - steamroll - Crush with a steamroller as if to level
"steamroller the road" - Overwhelm by using great force
"steamroller the opposition"; - steamroll - Make level or flat with a steamroller
"steamroller the roads"; - steamroll
Derived forms: steamrollered, steamrollering, steamrollers Type of: coerce, crush, flatten, force, go, hale [archaic], mash, move, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pancake, power, pressure, proceed, squash, squeeze, squelch, squidge [informal], squish [informal], vehicle Encyclopedia: Steamroller |