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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSteamroll
/ˈstiːm.roʊl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To overwhelm or defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
"Our team managed to steamroll the competition in the championship game." - 2
To force a decision or policy through without considering opposition or objections.
"The committee tried to steamroll the new zoning laws through the council."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 19th-century invention of the steamroller, a heavy steam-powered vehicle used to flatten and compact road surfaces. By the early 20th century, the term metaphorical shifted to describe the overwhelming defeat of an opponent or the forceful overriding of opposition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Steamroll" is said worldwide
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écraser
Transliteration: e-kra-ze
"Ils ont réussi à écraser leurs adversaires lors du match."
überrollen
Transliteration: yːbɐˈʁɔlən
"Die Mannschaft hat die Konkurrenz völlig überrollt."
schiacciare
Transliteration: skiatˈtʃa.re
"La squadra ha deciso di schiacciare gli avversari."
atropellar
Transliteration: a.tɾo.peˈʎaɾ
"El equipo favorito logró atropellar a su rival en la final."
atropelar
Transliteration: a.tɾo.peˈlaɾ
"Eles conseguiram atropelar a oposição no parlamento."
कुचल देना
Transliteration: kuchal dena
"उन्होंने प्रतियोगिता में सभी को कुचल दिया।"
压倒
Transliteration: yā dǎo
"他们在比赛中彻底压倒了对手。"
압도하다
Transliteration: ap-do-ha-da
"그들은 경기에서 상대팀을 완전히 압도했다."
圧倒する
Transliteration: attō suru
"彼らは試合でライバルを完全に圧倒した。"
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