Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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steamroller | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pressure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
steamroller (noun) | pressure (noun) |
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vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure |
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way | a force that compels |
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin | |
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) | |
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | |
the state of demanding notice or attention | |
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress |
steamroller (verb) | pressure (verb) |
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make level or flat with a steamroller | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
overwhelm by using great force | exert pressure on someone through threats |
crush with a steamroller as if to level | |
proceed with great force | |
bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure |