bulldozedadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʊldəʊzd/, U.S.

/ˈbʊlˌdoʊzd/

Forms: 1800s bulldozled, 1800s–1900s bulldosed, 1800s– bulldozed, 1900s bulldoozed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bulldoze v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < bulldoze v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare bulldozer n., bulldozing n., bulldozing adj.

1. Originally and chiefly U.S. Subjected to intimidation or coercion, esp. for political ends. Now usually: frightened into submission, browbeaten.

ΚΠ

1876 Indianapolis Jrnl. 11 Nov. 2/1 The result will probably be close, counting the vote in the five bull-dozed parishes as the Democrats claim it.

1934 Newburyport (Mass.) Daily News 9 Aug. 10/2 He [sc. Hitler] can change the constitution to justify whatever he chooses to do, having it countersigned by the bulldozed Reichstag and the hardly less bulldozed voters.

2000 T. C. Bambara Bones are not My Child Prol. 8 They had me so bulldozed, I'd actually apologize for taking them away from the ‘real’ case to listen to me.

2. Cleared by a bulldozer; demolished by a bulldozer.

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1936 Heppner (Oregon) Gaz. Times 23 Apr. 1/4 (caption) Mack Smith, knee-deep in the newly bulldozed ditch which this week brought the flow of Ditch creek into Willow creek.

1960 Times 12 Aug. 6/4 They will be capable of operating over land, water, marsh, or broken ice, or along rough bulldozed ‘hoverways’ in undeveloped areas.

2017 A. Reed Nowhere Girls 187 Acres of muddy, bulldozed land dissected by a tangle of roads that circle around and go nowhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	bulldozed
释义	bulldozedadj. Brit. /ˈbʊldəʊzd/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌdoʊzd/ Forms: 1800s bulldozled, 1800s–1900s bulldosed, 1800s– bulldozed, 1900s bulldoozed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bulldoze v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < bulldoze v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare bulldozer n., bulldozing n., bulldozing adj. 1. Originally and chiefly U.S. Subjected to intimidation or coercion, esp. for political ends. Now usually: frightened into submission, browbeaten. ΚΠ 1876 Indianapolis Jrnl. 11 Nov. 2/1 The result will probably be close, counting the vote in the five bull-dozed parishes as the Democrats claim it. 1934 Newburyport (Mass.) Daily News 9 Aug. 10/2 He [sc. Hitler] can change the constitution to justify whatever he chooses to do, having it countersigned by the bulldozed Reichstag and the hardly less bulldozed voters. 2000 T. C. Bambara Bones are not My Child Prol. 8 They had me so bulldozed, I'd actually apologize for taking them away from the ‘real’ case to listen to me. 2. Cleared by a bulldozer; demolished by a bulldozer. ΚΠ 1936 Heppner (Oregon) Gaz. Times 23 Apr. 1/4 (caption) Mack Smith, knee-deep in the newly bulldozed ditch which this week brought the flow of Ditch creek into Willow creek. 1960 Times 12 Aug. 6/4 They will be capable of operating over land, water, marsh, or broken ice, or along rough bulldozed ‘hoverways’ in undeveloped areas. 2017 A. Reed Nowhere Girls 187 Acres of muddy, bulldozed land dissected by a tangle of roads that circle around and go nowhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1876
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