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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
steamroll
1. bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat
• Syn:
steamroller
• Derivationally related forms:
steamroller, steamroller (for: steamroller)
• Hypernyms:
coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
• Verb Group:
steamroller
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. proceed with great force
- The new teacher tends to steamroller
• Syn:
steamroller
• Derivationally related forms:
steamroller, steamroller (for: steamroller)
• Hypernyms:
go, proceed, move
• Verb Group:
steamroller
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. overwhelm by using great force
- steamroller the opposition
• Syn:
steamroller
• Derivationally related forms:
steamroller, steamroller (for: steamroller)
• Hypernyms:
overpower, overmaster, overwhelm
• Verb Group:
steamroller
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. make level or flat with a steamroller
- steamroll the roads
• Syn:
steamroller
• Derivationally related forms:
steamroller (for: steamroller)
• Hypernyms:
flatten
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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