ˈbu̇lˌdōz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps from bull (I) + alteration of dose
transitive verb
1. : to coerce, restrain, or intimidate especially by overt or implicit threats (as of violence) : bully
2. : to break (boulders of rock or ore) by secondary blasting (as by mudcapping or blockholing)
3. : to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with a bulldozer
4. : bulldog 2
5. : to force (as one's way) or push out of the way (as obstructions) as if by using a bullozer
intransitive verb
1. : to operate a bulldozer
2. : to engage in bulldozing : bully
Synonyms: see intimidate