move vs steamroller

steamroller vs move

move and steamroller both are nouns.

move and steamroller both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
move	Yes	No	Yes	No
steamroller	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, steamroller is a hyponym of move; that is, steamroller is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:

move: follow a procedure or take a course
steamroller: proceed with great force

Other hyponyms of move include work, embark, venture, steamroll.

move (noun)	steamroller (noun)
the act of deciding to do something	vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
the act of changing your residence or place of business	a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another

move (verb)	steamroller (verb)
be in a state of action	make level or flat with a steamroller
go or proceed from one point to another	overwhelm by using great force
progress by being changed	crush with a steamroller as if to level
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting	proceed with great force
have a turn; make one's move in a game	bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
give an incentive for action
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
arouse sympathy or compassion in
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment

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