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• bulldoze — [[t]b ʊldoʊz[/t]] bulldozes, bulldozing, bulldozed 1) VERB If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer. [V P] She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home to build a supermarket. 2) VERB If… …   English dictionary

• bulldoze — UK [ˈbʊlˌdəʊz] / US [ˈbʊlˌdoʊz] verb Word forms bulldoze : present tense I/you/we/they bulldoze he/she/it bulldozes present participle bulldozing past tense bulldozed past participle bulldozed 1) [intransitive/transitive] to clear an area by… …   English dictionary

• bulldoze — tv. to apply pressure or force to get someone to do something. □ You think you can bulldoze people into doing what you want! □ Don’t bulldoze me! I push back …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• bulldoze — bull|doze [ˈbuldəuz US douz] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from bull + dose] 1.) to destroy buildings etc with a bulldozer 2.) to push objects such as earth and rocks out of the way with a bulldozer 3.) bulldoze sb into (doing) sth to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bulldoze — verb (T) 1 to destroy buildings etc with a bulldozer 2 to push objects such as earth and rocks out of the way with a bulldozer 3 bulldoze sb into (doing) sth to force someone to do something that they do not really want to do …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bulldoze somebody —    A person who is bulldozed into doing something is forced to do it, especially by being bullied or intimidated.     The immigrants we bulldozed into accepting the work …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• bulldoze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. coerce, bully; frighten. See compulsion, fear. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bully,… …   English dictionary for students

• bulldoze — bull|doze [ bul,douz ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to clear an area by removing earth, stones, etc. with a bulldozer: Bulldozing began today to make way for the new highway. 2. ) transitive INFORMAL to force someone to do something that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• intimidate — intimidate, cow, bulldoze, bully, browbeat are comparable when meaning to frighten or coerce by frightening means into submission or obedience. Intimidate primarily implies a making timid or fearful, but it often suggests a display or application …   New Dictionary of Synonyms