bulldoze

== English == === Etymology === From earlier bulldose (noun, literally “bull-dose, a dose fit for a bull”), equivalent to bull +‎ dose. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊldoʊz/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʊldəʊz/ Hyphenation: bull‧doze === Verb === bulldoze (third-person singular simple present bulldozes, present participle bulldozing, simple past and past participle bulldozed) To destroy with a bulldozer. (UK) To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over". To push through forcefully. To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does. (UK) To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully. (US, slang, dated) To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Kelly, John. "What in the Word?! The racist roots of 'bulldozer'". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 October 2018. === Further reading === bulldoze on Wikipedia.Wikipedia