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/ |
- 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.
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