bulldoze
[ bool-dohz ]
/ ˈbʊlˌdoʊz /
verb (used with object), bull·dozed, bull·doz·ing.
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.
verb (used without object), bull·dozed, bull·doz·ing.
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.
Origin of bulldoze
1875–80,
Americanism; origin uncertain; the notion that it represents a verb use of
bull dose, i.e., a dose fit for a bull, is probably without merit;
defs 1, 2, 4, 5 are back formations from
bulldozer in the sense “tractor”
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British Dictionary definitions for bulldoze
bulldoze
/ (ˈbʊlˌdəʊz) /
verb (tr)
to move, demolish, flatten, etc, with a bulldozer
informal
to force; push
he bulldozed his way through the crowd
informal
to intimidate or coerce
Word Origin for bulldoze
C19: probably from
bull
1 +
dose