bulldoze

English

/ˈbʊldoʊz/, /ˈbʊldəʊz/

verb
Definitions
  • To destroy with a bulldozer.
  • (UK) To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
  • (UK) To push through forcefully.
  • To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does.
  • (UK) To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
  • (US) To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.

Etymology

Compound from English bull + English dose.

Origin

English

dose

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