verb
bulldoze
BUUL-dohz
verb
1
To flatten or clear something using a bulldozer.
"The old cinema was bulldozed to make way for flats."
2
To force something through aggressively, ignoring objections.
"He bulldozed the proposal through the committee without proper debate."
How to Use Bulldoze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo knock down with heavy machinery, or figuratively to push something through by force.
Common pairings
bulldoze a building
bulldoze through opposition
Word Forms
bulldozed past tense, bulldozes singular
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Etymology
From an earlier noun "bulldose," literally "a dose fit for a bull" — meaning a heavy, forceful blow — later reapplied to the machine.