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bulldoze
bull·doze B0542000 (bo͝ol′dōz′)v. bull·dozed, bull·doz·ing, bull·dozes v.tr.1. To move, dig out, or demolish with a bulldozer: bulldozed the ground at the construction site; bulldozed a road through the woods; bulldozed the old building.2. To coerce, intimidate, or bully: "Noah gives way, wounded and resigned; she can always bulldoze him, and always could" (Perri Klass).3. To do away with; terminate: "A massive bipartisan majority voted ... to bulldoze the social programs of decades in the next 30 days" (Peter Goldman).v.intr.1. To operate a bulldozer.2. To proceed forcefully or insensitively: "intends to bulldoze ahead with plans for extensive reconstruction" (New York Times).
[Perhaps from alteration of obsolete bulldose, severe beating : bull + dose.]bulldoze (ˈbʊlˌdəʊz) vb (tr) 1. to move, demolish, flatten, etc, with a bulldozer2. informal to force; push: he bulldozed his way through the crowd. 3. informal to intimidate or coerce[C19: probably from bull1 + dose]bull•doze (ˈbʊlˌdoʊz)
v.t. -dozed, -doz•ing. 1. 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. [1875–80, Amer.] bulldoze
Past participle: bulldozed
Gerund: bulldozing
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| bulldoze | | bulldoze |
| Present |
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| I bulldoze | | you bulldoze | | he/she/it bulldozes | | we bulldoze | | you bulldoze | | they bulldoze |
| Preterite |
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| I bulldozed | | you bulldozed | | he/she/it bulldozed | | we bulldozed | | you bulldozed | | they bulldozed |
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| I am bulldozing | | you are bulldozing | | he/she/it is bulldozing | | we are bulldozing | | you are bulldozing | | they are bulldozing |
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| I have bulldozed | | you have bulldozed | | he/she/it has bulldozed | | we have bulldozed | | you have bulldozed | | they have bulldozed |
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| I was bulldozing | | you were bulldozing | | he/she/it was bulldozing | | we were bulldozing | | you were bulldozing | | they were bulldozing |
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| I had bulldozed | | you had bulldozed | | he/she/it had bulldozed | | we had bulldozed | | you had bulldozed | | they had bulldozed |
| Future |
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| I will bulldoze | | you will bulldoze | | he/she/it will bulldoze | | we will bulldoze | | you will bulldoze | | they will bulldoze |
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| I will have bulldozed | | you will have bulldozed | | he/she/it will have bulldozed | | we will have bulldozed | | you will have bulldozed | | they will have bulldozed |
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| I will be bulldozing | | you will be bulldozing | | he/she/it will be bulldozing | | we will be bulldozing | | you will be bulldozing | | they will be bulldozing |
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| I have been bulldozing | | you have been bulldozing | | he/she/it has been bulldozing | | we have been bulldozing | | you have been bulldozing | | they have been bulldozing |
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| I will have been bulldozing | | you will have been bulldozing | | he/she/it will have been bulldozing | | we will have been bulldozing | | you will have been bulldozing | | they will have been bulldozing |
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| I had been bulldozing | | you had been bulldozing | | he/she/it had been bulldozing | | we had been bulldozing | | you had been bulldozing | | they had been bulldozing |
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| I would bulldoze | | you would bulldoze | | he/she/it would bulldoze | | we would bulldoze | | you would bulldoze | | they would bulldoze |
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| I would have bulldozed | | you would have bulldozed | | he/she/it would have bulldozed | | we would have bulldozed | | you would have bulldozed | | they would have bulldozed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozerpull down, rase, raze, dismantle, tear down, level, take down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" |
bulldozeverb1. demolish, level, destroy, flatten, knock down, tear down, raze She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home.2. push, force, drive, thrust, shove, propel He bulldozed through the Tigers' defence.3. (Informal) force, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), cow, hector, coerce, dragoon, browbeat, put the screws on My parents tried to bulldoze me into going to college.bulldozeverbTo domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten.Informal: strong-arm.Translationsbulldozer (ˈbuldəuzə) noun a (usually large) tractor for clearing obstacles and levelling ground. 推土機 推土机ˈbulldoze verb to use a bulldozer on. They bulldozed the building site. 用推土機清除 用推土机清除bulldoze
bulldoze (one's) way through (something)To force one's way through some task or thing, especially clumsily and/or carelessly. Don't just bulldoze your way through this assignment—research the data carefully. I bulldozed my way through the obstacle course and ended up skinning both my knees.See also: bulldoze, through, waybulldoze into (something)To aggressively force one's way into some task or thing, especially clumsily and/or carelessly. Don't just bulldoze into this assignment—research the data carefully. I bulldozed into the obstacle course and ended up skinning both my knees.See also: bulldozebulldoze through (something)To aggressively force one's way through some task or thing, especially clumsily and/or carelessly. Don't just bulldoze through this assignment—research the data carefully. I bulldozed through the obstacle course and ended up skinning both my knees.See also: bulldoze, throughbulldoze into somethingFig. to move clumsily into something. Don't just bulldoze into me! Watch where you are going! Todd bulldozed into the wall, denting it badly.See also: bulldozebulldoze through somethingFig. to push clumsily and carelessly through something. Don't just bulldoze through your work! I wish you wouldn't bulldoze through the room.See also: bulldoze, throughbulldoze tv. to apply pressure or force to get someone to do something. You think you can bulldoze people into doing what you want! EncyclopediaSeebulldozerbulldoze
Related to bulldoze: bulldoze intoSynonyms for bulldozeverb demolishSynonyms- demolish
- level
- destroy
- flatten
- knock down
- tear down
- raze
verb pushSynonyms- push
- force
- drive
- thrust
- shove
- propel
verb forceSynonyms- force
- bully
- intimidate
- railroad
- cow
- hector
- coerce
- dragoon
- browbeat
- put the screws on
Synonyms for bulldozeverb to domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for exampleSynonyms- bludgeon
- browbeat
- bully
- bullyrag
- cow
- hector
- intimidate
- menace
- threaten
- strong-arm
Words related to bulldozeverb flatten with or as if with a bulldozerRelated Words- pull down
- rase
- raze
- dismantle
- tear down
- level
- take down
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