steamroller

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/

Definition of steamroller

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)A steam-powered heavy road roller.
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noun

  1. (historical)A steam-powered heavy road roller.
  2. (broadly, informal)Any heavy road roller.
  3. (figuratively)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.”
  4. (slang)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

  1. (transitive)To level a road using a steamroller.
  2. (figuratively, transitive)To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From steam + roller.

Anagrams of steamroller

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7-letter words

75 words

6-letter words

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