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Definition of steamroller verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

steamroller

verb
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r)/
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlər/
(North American English usually steam roll)
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they steamroller
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlə(r)/
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlər/
he / she / it steamrollers
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊləz/
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlərz/
past simple steamrollered
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊləd/
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlərd/
past participle steamrollered
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊləd/
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlərd/
-ing form steamrollering
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlərɪŋ/
 
/ˈstiːmrəʊlərɪŋ/
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  1. to defeat somebody or force them to do something, using your power or authority
    • steamroller somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) The team steamrollered their way to victory.
    • She knew that she'd let herself be steamrollered.
    • They steamrollered the bill through Parliament.
    • + adv./prep. He simply steamrollered over all opposition.
See steamroller in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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