- bull-doze
- Coerce. Succeed by overriding the opposition, e.g. in executing a plan or policy
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bull|doze — «BUL DOHZ», transitive verb, dozed, doz|ing. 1. Informal. to frighten, sometimes by violence or threats; bully: »The chairman tried to bulldoze the committee into voting for his proposal. When he tried to bulldoze Jordan s Premier, the Premier… … Useful english dictionary
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bull — bull; bull·beg·gar; bull·ber·ry; bull·dog·ged; bull·dog·ger; bull·dog·gish; bull·dog·gy; bull·doze; bull·doz·er; bull·fist; bull·gine; bull·head·ed·ly; bull·head·ed·ness; bull·ish; bull·ock·ing; bull·pout; chryso·bull; wei·bull·ite; bull·shot;… … English syllables
doze — bull·doze; doze; … English syllables
bulldoze — bull·doze … English syllables
bulldoze — bull|doze [ˈbuldəuz US douz] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from bull + dose] 1.) to destroy buildings etc with a bulldozer 2.) to push objects such as earth and rocks out of the way with a bulldozer 3.) bulldoze sb into (doing) sth to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bulldoze — bull|doze [ bul,douz ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to clear an area by removing earth, stones, etc. with a bulldozer: Bulldozing began today to make way for the new highway. 2. ) transitive INFORMAL to force someone to do something that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bulldoze — bull•doze [[t]ˈbʊlˌdoʊz[/t]] v. t. dozed, doz•ing 1) civ to clear, move, level, or reshape the contours of with or as if with a bulldozer 2) to coerce; bully 3) to force in the manner of a bulldozer • Etymology: 1875–80, amer … From formal English to slang
bulldozer — [ byldɔzɛr; buldozɶr ] n. m. • 1927; mot angl. amér. 1 ♦ Engin de terrassement, tracteur à chenilles très puissant. Recomm. offic. bouteur. Abrév. fam. (av. 1950) BULL [ byl ]. 2 ♦ Fig. et fam. Personne décidée que rien n arrête. Cette fille est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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