steamroll
English
verb
Definitions
- To flatten, as if with a steamroller.
- (figurative) To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm.
Etymology
Compound from English steam + English roll.
Origin
English
roll
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiroll English
- asteam English
- backroll English
- bankroll English
- beadroll English
- bedroll English
- beroll English
- bogroll English
- checkroll English
- eye-roll English
- freeroll English
- handroll English
- jellyroll English
- leafroll English
- midroll English
- neckroll English
- nonsteam English
- outroll English
- oversteam English
- passroll English
- payroll English
- postroll English
- preroll English
- reroll English
- rickroll English
- roll English
- rollability English
- rollable English
- rollaboard English
- rollaway English
- rollback English
- rollbag English
- rollbar English
- rolldown English
- roller English
- rollest English
- rolleth English
- rollform English
- rollie English
- rollneck English
- rollography English
- rollover English
- rollsign English
- rollunder English
- rollway English
- rolly English
- rolly polly English
- steam English
- steamable English
- steamboat English
- steamer English
- steamest English
- steameth English
- steamfitter English
- steamfitting English
- steamie English
- steamless English
- steamlike English
- steamliner English
- steampipe English
- steamproof English
- steampunk English
- steamroller English
- steamship English
- steamsona English
- steamtable English
- steamtight English
- steamway English
- steamy English
- torpedo roll English
- unroll English
- uproll English
- ロール Japanese
- rollen Middle English
- steem Middle English
- stêm Welsh
- stînme Norman
- stînmeux Norman
- rol Tok Pisin
- roll
- steam
- rolly
- reroll
- rollie
- asteam
- unroll
- steamy
- beroll
- roller
- uproll
- bedroll
- rollway
- bogroll
- steamer
- rollbar
- payroll
- steamie
- preroll
- rolleth
- outroll
- midroll
- rollest
- rollbag
- rollsign
- rollneck
- eye-roll
- steameth
- rickroll
- steamway
- nonsteam
- passroll
- rollable
- rollform
- rollaway
- beadroll
- freeroll
- antiroll
- steamest
- backroll
- rolldown
- bankroll
- handroll
- leafroll
- rollback
- neckroll
- rollover
- postroll
- steamless
- steampipe
- jellyroll
- oversteam
- rollunder
- steamsona
- steamlike
- steamship
- steamboat
- checkroll
- steamable
- steampunk
- steamproof
- steamliner
- steamtable
- steamtight
- rollaboard
- steamfitter
- rollography
- steamroller
- rolly polly
- rollability
- torpedo roll
- steamfitting