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Noun
S:
(n)
juggernaut
,
steamroller
(a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way)
S:
(n)
steamroller
,
road roller
(vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements)
Verb
S:
(v)
steamroller
,
steamroll
(bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure)
"The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
S:
(v)
steamroller
,
steamroll
(proceed with great force)
"The new teacher tends to steamroller"
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
steamroller
(crush with a steamroller as if to level)
"steamroller the road"
S:
(v)
steamroller
,
steamroll
(overwhelm by using great force)
"steamroller the opposition"
verb group
S:
(v)
steamroller
,
steamroll
(bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure)
"The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
overpower
,
overmaster
,
overwhelm
(overcome by superior force)
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
steamroller
[Related to:
steamroller
,
steamroll
] (a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way)
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
sentence frame
S:
(v)
steamroll
,
steamroller
(make level or flat with a steamroller)
"steamroll the roads"