- a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
- (not in technical use) any similar vehicle with a roller.
- an overpowering force, especially one that crushes all opposition with ruthless disregard for individual rights.
- to crush or flatten with a steamroller.
- to overcome with superior force: to steamroller the competition.
- to bring about the adoption of by overwhelming pressure: to steamroller the resolution through.
- to proceed with implacable force.
- suggestive of a steamroller; ruthlessly overpowering: steamroller tactics.
- a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making
- another word for roadroller
- an overpowering force or a person with such force that overcomes all opposition
- (as modifier)
- to crush (opposition, etc) by overpowering force
