v.
Pronunciation: ' bu ̇ l- ˌ d ō z also ' b ə l-
Function: verb
Etymology: perhaps from 1 bull + alteration of dose
Date: 1876
transitive verb
1 : to coerce or restrain by threats : BULLY
2 : to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozer
3 : to force insensitively or ruthlessly < bulldozed the program through the legislature>
intransitive verb
1 : to operate a bulldozer
2 : to force one's way like a bulldozer
synonyms see INTIMIDATE