Source : WordNet®
steamroller
n 1: a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in
its way [syn: {juggernaut}]
2: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for
compacting roads and pavements [syn: {road roller}]
v 1: bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or
pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
[syn: {steamroll}]
2: proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to
steamroller" [syn: {steamroll}]
3: crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the
road"
4: overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"
[syn: {steamroll}]
5: make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads"
[syn: {steamroll}]