"steamroller" in the noun sense
1. juggernaut, steamroller
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
2. steamroller, road roller
vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
"steamroller" in the verb sense
1. steamroller, steamroll
bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
"The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
2. steamroller, steamroll
proceed with great force
"The new teacher tends to steamroller"
3. steamroller
crush with a steamroller as if to level
"steamroller the road"
4. steamroller, steamroll
overwhelm by using great force
"steamroller the opposition"
5. steamroll, steamroller
make level or flat with a steamroller
"steamroll the roads"
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