steamroll (redirected from steamrolls)

steam·roll·er  (stmrlr)

n.

1.

a. A steam-driven machine equipped with a heavy roller for smoothing road surfaces.

b. A similar machine with an internal-combustion engine.

2. A ruthless or irresistible force or power.

v. also steam·roll (-rl) steam·roll·ered also steam·rolled, steam·roll·er·ing also steam·roll·ing, steam·roll·ers also steam·rolls

v.tr.

1. To smooth or level (a road) with a steamroller.

2. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.

v.intr.

To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	steamroll - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" steamroller steamroll, steamroller - overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition" steamroll, steamroller - proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller" coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	2.	steamroll - proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller" steamroller go, proceed, move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
	3.	steamroll - overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition" steamroller overmaster, overpower, overwhelm - overcome by superior force steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
	4.	steamroll - make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads" steamroller flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"