steamroller

== English == === Alternative forms === steam roller === Etymology === From steam +‎ roller. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstimˌroʊlɚ/ === Noun === steamroller (plural steamrollers) (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller. (by extension, informal) Any heavy road roller. (figurative) Any seemingly irresistible force. (slang) A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end. ==== Derived terms ==== Russian steamroller ==== Translations ==== === Verb === steamroller (third-person singular simple present steamrollers, present participle steamrollering, simple past and past participle steamrollered) (transitive) To level a road using a steamroller. Synonym: steamroll (transitive, figurative) To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force. Synonyms: overpower, steamroll ==== Translations ==== === See also === steam power steam engine steam tractor steam locomotive steam shovel === Further reading === steamroller on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Martorelles