steamroll
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steamroll
- /ˈstiːmˌɹoʊl/
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From steam + roll.
verb steamrolls · steamrolling · steamrolled
- To flatten, as if with a steamroller. The service had one small break when it was suspended between October, 1904, and April, 1905, owing to the refusal of the Helston Rural District Council to steam roll the road. At this time there was no steam roller in use anywhere west of Plymouth, and the railway company loaned one of its steam ro
- To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm. I tried to participate in a sports tournament, but got steamrolled by the better players there.
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verb to flatten
| Español | pasar el rodillo |
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| Deutsch | plattwalzen, plattmachen, niederwalzen |
verb to crush ruthlessly
| Deutsch | plattmachen |
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Talk about this word "steamroll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/steamroll. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. steamroll. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/steamroll "steamroll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/steamroll.
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@misc{steamroll_2026,
title = {steamroll},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steamroll},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
