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bulldoze
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bull·doze  (bldz)
v. bull·dozed, bull·doz·ing, bull·dozes
v.tr.
1. To clear, dig up, or move with a bulldozer.
2. To treat in an abusive manner; bully.
3. To coerce in an unsympathetic or cruel way. See Synonyms at intimidate.
4. To do away with; demolish: "A massive bipartisan majority voted . . . to bulldoze the social programs of decades in the next 30 days" (Peter Goldman).
v.intr.
1. To operate a bulldozer.
2. To proceed forcefully or insensitively: "intends to bulldoze ahead with plans for extensive reconstruction" (New York Times).

[Perhaps from alteration of obsolete bulldose, severe beating : bull + dose.]

bulldoze
Verb
[-dozing, -dozed]
1. to move, demolish, or flatten with a bulldozer
2. Informal to coerce (someone) into doing something by intimidation [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
pull down, rase, raze, dismantle, tear down, level, take down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

bulldoze
verb 1. demolish, level, destroy, flatten, knock down, tear down, raze, kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)
verb 2. (Informal) push, force, drive, thrust, shove, propel
verb 3. (Informal) force, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal) cow, hector, coerce, dragoon, browbeat, put the screws on
Translations
bulldoze [ˈbuldəuz] vtmover con excavadora;
I was bulldozed into doing it (fig col) → me obligaron a hacerlo
bulldoze [ˈbuldəuz] vtpasser or raser au bulldozer;
I was bulldozed into doing it (fig) (inf) → on m'a forcé la main
bulldoze [ˈbuldəuz] vtmit Bulldozern wegräumen;
(building) → mit Bulldozern abreißen;
I was bulldozed into it (fig) (inf) → ich wurde gezwungen or unter Druck gesetzt, es zu tun
bulldoze [ˈbuldəuz] vtaprire or spianare col bulldozer;
I was bulldozed into doing it (fig col) → mi ci hanno costretto con la prepotenza


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Verdugo Hills (4-0) ran 42 offensive plays in the first half as running backs James Luna, Matt Debbaudt, and Seb Enciso bulldozed through the outmanned and weary defenders.
Two weeks later, the Terengganu government finally bulldozed the kingdom.
Most of the profiles are accompanied by small black-and-white photos of the speakers, and additional photos show such things as checkpoints, tanks, and bulldozed homes.
 
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