Dictionary Definition
steamroll
Verb
1 bring to a specified state by overwhelming
force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
[syn: steamroller]
2 proceed with great force; "The new teacher
tends to steamroller" [syn: steamroller]
3 overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller
the opposition" [syn: steamroller]
4 make level or flat with a steamroller;
"steamroll the roads" [syn: steamroller]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- To flatten, as if with a steamroller
- To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm
Translations
to flatten
- Finnish: jyrätä
to crush ruthlessly
- Finnish: jyrätä