BULLDOZE


Meaning of BULLDOZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz also ]

ˈbəl- verb

Etymology: perhaps from bull (I) + 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.