"steamroller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steamroller [singular], steamrollers [plural]
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  1. A steamroller is a steam-powered heavy road-making machine.
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  2. A modern steamroller is a petrol or diesel-powered heavy road making machine.
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  3. A figure of speech for anything that rolls over someone or something else.
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