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steam·roll·er
 steamroller
- pronunciation:
- stim
ro
l
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, adjective
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a vehicle with a massive roller, used esp. in road construction for smoothing, crushing, and the like.
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| definition 2: |
any force or influence that overpowers opposition.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
steamrollered, steamrollering, steamrollers |
| definition 1: |
to use a steamroller on.
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| definition 2: |
to suppress or defeat by overwhelming power; crush.
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grade |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
resembling a steamroller in action; devastatingly forceful.
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| derivation: |
steamroll (v.) |
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