"steamroller" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: steamrollers [plural]
Etymology: steam + roller Etymology templates: {{compound|en|steam|roller}} steam + roller Head templates: {{en-noun}} steamroller (plural steamrollers)
  1. (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-steamroller-en-noun-pc-lg-kk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 41 9 3 1 10
  2. (by extension, informal) Any heavy road roller. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-steamroller-en-noun-iYZx9sh9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 41 9 3 1 10
  3. (figurative) Any seemingly irresistible force. Tags: figuratively Translations (figurative: irresistible force): höyryjyrä (Finnish), gőzhenger (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-steamroller-en-noun-ri8YLQ6n Disambiguation of 'figurative: irresistible force': 1 0 98 1
  4. (slang) A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-steamroller-en-noun-rQgcPL~I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: steam roller Translations (steam-powered road roller): هَرَّاس (harrās) [masculine] (Arabic), corró [masculine] (Catalan), parní válec (Czech), vaporcilindro (Esperanto), höyryjyrä (Finnish), compacteur [masculine] (French), Dampfwalze [feminine] (German), gőzhenger (Hungarian), úthenger (Hungarian), rullo compressore [masculine] (Italian), 蒸気ローラー (jouki-rōrā) (Japanese), ва́лјак (váljak) [masculine] (Macedonian), apisonadora [feminine] (Spanish), ångvält [common-gender] (Swedish), pison (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'steam-powered road roller': 47 51 2 0

Verb [English]

Forms: steamrollers [present, singular, third-person], steamrollering [participle, present], steamrollered [participle, past], steamrollered [past]
Etymology: steam + roller Etymology templates: {{compound|en|steam|roller}} steam + roller Head templates: {{en-verb}} steamroller (third-person singular simple present steamrollers, present participle steamrollering, simple past and past participle steamrollered)
  1. To level a road using a steamroller. Synonyms: steamroll Translations (to level with a steamroller): jyrätä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-steamroller-en-verb-cENNjvri Disambiguation of 'to level with a steamroller': 69 31
  2. To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force. Synonyms: overpower, steamroll Translations (to proceed ruthlessly): jyrätä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-steamroller-en-verb-OkWSl3Jv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 41 9 3 1 10 Disambiguation of 'to proceed ruthlessly': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: steam roller Related terms: steam power, steam engine, steam tractor, steam locomotive, steam shovel

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        "To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "proceed",
          "proceed"
        ],
        [
          "ruthlessly",
          "ruthlessly"
        ],
        [
          "opposition",
          "opposition"
        ],
        [
          "overwhelming",
          "overwhelming"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "overpower"
        },
        {
          "word": "steamroll"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "steam roller"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to level with a steamroller",
      "word": "jyrätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to proceed ruthlessly",
      "word": "jyrätä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steamroller"
}

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