steamroller

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steamroller

  • /ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/ US

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From steam + roller.

noun steamrollers · steam roller

  1. historical A steam-powered heavy road roller.
  2. broadly, informal Any heavy road roller.
  3. figuratively Any seemingly irresistible force. Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you
  4. slang A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end. It's more about him testing his wares. He rolls joints. He doesn't own a bong, hookah, smoking pipe, chillum, vaporizer, scale, dugout system, grinder, or steamroller.

verb steamrollers · steamrollering · steamrollered · steam roller

  1. transitive To level a road using a steamroller.

    Similar: steamroll

  2. figuratively, transitive To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.

    Similar: overpower, steamroll

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noun steam-powered road roller

Españolapisonadora
한국어증기 롤러 jeunggi rolleo
日本語蒸気ローラー jōki-rōrā
Françaisrouleau compresseur
DeutschDampfwalze
Italianorullo compressore
العربيةهَرَّاس harrās

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@misc{steamroller_2026,
  title = {steamroller},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steamroller},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}