steamroller meaning

steamroller as a verb

1. bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
   • The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat

   Synonyms: steamroll

   Type of: coerce

2. proceed with great force
   • The new teacher tends to steamroller

   Synonyms: steamroll

   Type of: go

3. crush with a steamroller as if to level
   • steamroller the road

   Type of: squash

4. overwhelm by using great force
   • steamroller the opposition

   Synonyms: steamroll

   Type of: overpower

5. make level or flat with a steamroller
   • steamroll the roads

   Synonyms: steamroll

   Type of: flatten

steamroller as a noun

1. a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

   Synonyms: juggernaut

   Type of: power

   Related forms: steamroll

2. vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements

   Synonyms: road roller

   Type of: vehicle

How to pronounce steamroller

steamroller is pronounced /ˈstimroʊlɚ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.