Steamroller
noun
A heavy and large machine used to make roads flat.
The construction crew used a steamroller to flatten the gravel before paving.
Often appears as...
- operate a steamroller
- drive a steamroller
verb
To defeat or destroy someone or something easily and completely.
The rugby team steamrollered their opponents 50-0.
Often appears as...
- steamroller over someone
- steamroller into victory
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To push something through quickly and forcefully, ignoring objections.
The government steamrollered the controversial law into effect.
Often appears as...
- steamroller a decision
- steamroller a law
noun
A heavy and large machine used to make roads flat.
The construction crew used a steamroller to flatten the gravel before paving.
Often appears as...
- operate a steamroller
- drive a steamroller
verb
To defeat or destroy someone or something easily and completely.
The rugby team steamrollered their opponents 50-0.
Often appears as...
- steamroller over someone
- steamroller into victory
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To push something through quickly and forcefully, ignoring objections.
The government steamrollered the controversial law into effect.
Often appears as...
- steamroller a decision
- steamroller a law
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Heavy Construction
Remember, 'steamroller' refers to very heavy machinery in construction, not just any machine.
The new road required a steamroller to even out the surface.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Use
'Steamroller' is specifically for road-making or flattening surfaces, not general driving or transport.
The workers operated a steamroller to prepare the ground for asphalt.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Name
Historically, 'steamrollers' were powered by steam, but nowadays, they're mostly engine-powered.
Although it's called a steamroller, it actually runs on diesel.
Pro Tip 1/3Heavy Construction
Remember, 'steamroller' refers to very heavy machinery in construction, not just any machine.
The new road required a steamroller to even out the surface.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Use
'Steamroller' is specifically for road-making or flattening surfaces, not general driving or transport.
The workers operated a steamroller to prepare the ground for asphalt.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Name
Historically, 'steamrollers' were powered by steam, but nowadays, they're mostly engine-powered.
Although it's called a steamroller, it actually runs on diesel.
Pro Tip 1/3Heavy Construction
Remember, 'steamroller' refers to very heavy machinery in construction, not just any machine.
The new road required a steamroller to even out the surface.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Use
'Steamroller' is specifically for road-making or flattening surfaces, not general driving or transport.
The workers operated a steamroller to prepare the ground for asphalt.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Name
Historically, 'steamrollers' were powered by steam, but nowadays, they're mostly engine-powered.
Although it's called a steamroller, it actually runs on diesel.
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Video examples
Super Steam Roller PIPE...
scientific tests to explore the strengths and weaknesses of our competitors but today let's just crush a bunch of stuff with a steamroller don't you just hate it when your soda is a little flat we're not sure what the rollers gonna do to a memory foam
Video examples
Super Steam Roller PIPE...
scientific tests to explore the strengths and weaknesses of our competitors but today let's just crush a bunch of stuff with a steamroller don't you just hate it when your soda is a little flat we're not sure what the rollers gonna do to a memory foam
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Cornelia Parker
English Artist
Driving a steamroller over an old trumpet or a teaspoon is no more destructive than taking a chisel to a lump of marble already torn from the landscape. But people don't see it that way because marble is considered noble.
Quote examples
Timothy Morton
English Philosopher
Nature was developed to resist the onslaughts of capitalism, but it's really not a very good defense - rather like resisting a steamroller with a Christmas tree ornament.
Quote examples
Simon Travaglia
Author
It's good to follow the path of personal happiness to some extent. People tend to get upset however when you drive a steamroller down it.
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Wilfred Burchett
Australian Journalist
Hiroshima does not look like a bombed city. It looks as if a monster steamroller had passed over it and squashed it out of existence.
Quote examples
Stewart Brand
American Author
Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.
Quote examples
Cornelia Parker
English Artist
Driving a steamroller over an old trumpet or a teaspoon is no more destructive than taking a chisel to a lump of marble already torn from the landscape. But people don't see it that way because marble is considered noble.
Quote examples
Timothy Morton
English Philosopher
Nature was developed to resist the onslaughts of capitalism, but it's really not a very good defense - rather like resisting a steamroller with a Christmas tree ornament.
Quote examples
Simon Travaglia
Author
It's good to follow the path of personal happiness to some extent. People tend to get upset however when you drive a steamroller down it.
Quote examples
Wilfred Burchett
Australian Journalist
Hiroshima does not look like a bombed city. It looks as if a monster steamroller had passed over it and squashed it out of existence.
Quote examples
Stewart Brand
American Author
Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.
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