English

Alternative forms

• steam roller

Noun

steamroller ‎(plural steamrollers)

1. a steam-powered heavy road roller
2. (informal) Any heavy road roller
3. (by extension) any seemingly irresistible force
4. a pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end; it rolls the smoke (steam)

Translations

Verb

steamroller ‎(third-person singular simple present steamrollers, present participle steamrollering, simple past and past participle steamrollered)

1. to level a road using a steamroller
2. to proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force; to overpower

Translations

Synonyms

• to steamroll

See also

• steam power
• steam engine
• steam tractor
• steam locomotive
• steam shovel