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   bull·doze

   /ˈbo͝olˌdōz/

   verb

   • 1. clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer: "developers are bulldozing the site" Similar demolishknock downtear downpull downflattenfelllevelrazeraze to the groundcleardestroylay waste toOpposite construct
   • ▪ use insensitive force when dealing with (someone or something): "she believes that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else" Similar bullyhectorbrowbeatintimidatecoercesteamrollerbadgerboss arounddragooncowbludgeonpersecutedomineeroppresspressurepressurizetyrannizeterrorizemenacesubjugatestrong-armuse strong-arm tactics oninformal:railroadlean on

   Word Origin late 19th century (originally US in the sense ‘intimidate’): from bull1 + -doze, alteration of the noun dose.

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