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Definition of Steamroll

1. Verb. Bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure. "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"

2. Verb. Proceed with great force. "The new teacher tends to steamroller"

3. Verb. Overwhelm by using great force. "Sam cannot steamroll Sue "; "Steamroller the opposition"

4. Verb. Make level or flat with a steamroller. "Steamroll the roads"

Definition of Steamroll

1. Verb. To flatten, as if with a steamroller ¹

2. Verb. To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Steamroll

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steamroll

steamiest steamily steaminess steaminesses steaming steamingly steamings steamless steamlike steamliner

steamliners steampipe steampipes steampunk steampunks steamroll (current term) steamrolled steamroller steamrollered steamrollering

steamrollers steamrolling steamrolls steams steamship steamship company steamship line steamships stean

Literary usage of Steamroll

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"This allowed the communists to steamroll over East Europe toward the end of WWII, which suited many professors and journalists just fine. ..."

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