English Explanatory Dictionary

steamroller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A steam-powered heavy road roller.
  2. Any heavy road roller.
  3. Any seemingly irresistible force.
  4. A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
verb
  1. To level a road using a steamroller.
  2. To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.

Pronunciation

/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-steamroller.wav

Word forms

steamroller steamrollers steam roller steamrollering steamrollered

Etymology

From steam + roller.

Synonyms

steamroll overpower

Related words

steam power steam engine steam tractor steam locomotive steam shovel

Derived words

Russian steamroller

Translations

Arabic: هَرَّاس Bulgarian: парен валяк Catalan: corró Czech: parní válec Esperanto: vaporcilindro Finnish: höyryjyrä French: rouleau compresseur German: Dampfwalze Hungarian: gőzhenger Hungarian: úthenger Italian: rullo compressore Japanese: 蒸気ローラー Korean: 증기 롤러 Macedonian: ва́лјак Spanish: apisonadora Swedish: ångvält Tagalog: pison
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