bulldoze
to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer: to bulldoze a building site.
to clear away by or as if by using a bulldozer: to bulldoze trees from a site.
to coerce or intimidate, as with threats.
to use a bulldozer:to clear this rubble away we may have to bulldoze.
to advance or force one's way in the manner of a bulldozer.
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How to use bulldoze in a sentence
No one wants a corporation or government to come into your neighborhood and develop something that jeopardizes your drinking water or bulldozes your church.
A 25-foot Native American totem pole arrives in D.C. after a journey to sacred lands across U.S. | Dana Hedgpeth | July 29, 2021 | Washington Post“I would hope that the person that would otherwise take, remove, bulldoze a Joshua tree would understand that they are facing fairly significant criminal liability for doing so,” Poston told the Times.
A couple bulldozed 36 Joshua trees to build a home. Now they face an $18,000 fine. | Julian Mark | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostThey control 85% of social network traffic, bulldoze competition, and undermine our democracy.
Facebook's Surprise Antitrust Victory Could Inspire Congress to Overhaul the Rules Entirely | Billy Perrigo | June 30, 2021 | TimeHe played the entire pivotal second quarter, bulldozing to the paint time and again for 18 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds to bounce back after a particularly lifeless performance in Boston.
Wizards rout Pacers, secure No. 8 seed and a playoff date with the Sixers | Ava Wallace | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostHer obsessive desire to acquire the Dalmatian puppies heightens as she leers over her steering wheel, speeds through city streets and bulldozes through fences in her single-minded pursuit.
Her crazy driving is a key element of Cruella de Vil’s evil. Here’s why. | Genevieve Carpio | April 2, 2021 | Washington Post
They declared triumphantly they would bulldoze other Western-imposed borders as well.
Turkish President Declares Lawrence of Arabia a Bigger Enemy than ISIS | Jamie Dettmer | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNevertheless, he warns, “I am afraid that some of our military heavyweights may bulldoze their way to stop the talks.”
Afghanistan’s Karzai and Taliban to U.S.: Go Away and Shut Up | Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau | March 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn vain they tried to bulldoze and cajole, to push and to pull, to plead with and to denounce the obstinate Nancy Jane.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithNo call to bulldoze a fellow just because you happened to be first on the spot!
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn RaymondThen it required another half hour for the three to bulldoze McGregor into accepting it.
The Wedge of Gold | C. C. GoodwinBut he knew Christopher Straight too well to attempt to bulldoze that hard-eyed old woodsman.
King Spruce, A Novel | Holman DayAn attempt to bulldoze a young government man into believing that the taking of logs without payment was permissible.
Through Our Unknown Southwest | Agnes C. Laut
British Dictionary definitions for bulldoze
/ (ˈbʊlˌdəʊz) /
to move, demolish, flatten, etc, with a bulldozer
informal to force; push: he bulldozed his way through the crowd
informal to intimidate or coerce
Origin of bulldoze
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