steamroller
noun
- road roller powered by a steam engine
verb
- to use a steamroller on
- to decimate, to level, to destroy
- to overwhelm with superior force
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/
noun
Etymology: From steam + roller.
- A steam-powered heavy road roller.
- Any heavy road roller.
- Any seemingly irresistible force.
“Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you”
“England's last line-out in World Cup rugby had been stolen by New Zealand in a dramatic conclusion to the final three years ago, but the driving maul remains a potent weapon and flanker Sadia Kabeya was decisive as England fired up the steamroller once more.”
- 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
Etymology: From steam + roller.
- To level a road using a steamroller.
- To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.