Steamroll

//ˈstiːmˌɹoʊl//

Synonyms for "steamroll" (17 found)

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Translations

14 translations across 7 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • stoomroller verb (to flatten)

Catalan

2 entries
  • aplanar verb (to flatten)
  • esclafar verb (to crush ruthlessly)

Dutch

1 entries
  • walsen verb (to flatten)

Estonian

3 entries
  • lömastama verb (to crush ruthlessly)
  • siluma verb (to flatten)
  • tasandama verb (to flatten)

Finnish

2 entries
  • jyrätä verb (to flatten)
  • jyrätä verb (to crush ruthlessly)

German

4 entries
  • niederwalzen verb (to flatten)
  • plattmachen verb (to flatten)
  • plattmachen verb (to crush ruthlessly)
  • plattwalzen verb (to flatten)

Spanish

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  • pasar el rodillo verb (to flatten)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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France is going to steamroll Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal.

Source: tatoeba (10124116)

The decision to delay the vote was widely interpreted by critics of the government as an attempt to steamroll the deeply divided opposition coalition and throw it into disarray.

Source: tatoeba (11605920)

The service had one small break when it was suspended between October, 1904, and April, 1905, owing to the refusal of the Helston Rural District Council to steam roll the road. At this time there was no steam roller in use anywhere west of Plymouth, and the railway company loaned one of its steam rollers to the Cornwall County Council, to secure an improvement in the road conditions.

Source: wiktionary

I tried to participate in a sports tournament, but got steamrolled by the better players there.

Source: wiktionary

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