Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A heavy, driver-operated machine for clearing and grading land, usually having continuous treads and a broad hydraulic blade in front.
- noun An overbearing person; a bully.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who bulldozes; one who intimidates others by threats of violence.
- noun A revolver.
- noun A horizontal geared press for bending, shaping, forming, upsetting, and welding heavy bars, rods, and other metal Shapes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang One who bulldozes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun one who
bulldozes - noun usually plural A self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents. Also known as "regulators". Later used to describe anyone who intimidated or bullied in a similar manner.
- noun A
tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surfacegrading , demolishing building structures, etc. - noun A bully, overbearing individual.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
Etymologies
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Examples
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Pressing the L button for the 5th time (you'll hear 5 beeps) will put the Roomba in "bulldozer" mode, in other words it'll just roll forward no matter what, the sensors and bumpers and picking it up will not stop it.
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The word bulldozer wandered through his mind for a moment in search of something to connect with.
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas 1996
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The word bulldozer wandered through his mind for a moment in search of something to connect with.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1979
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In the short run the marginal cost of using a bulldozer is the wage of the operator and fuel.
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For Palestinian, the bulldozer is a symbol of Israeli aggression.
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In totally unrelated news, killing a young woman by deliberately driving over her with a bulldozer is a total hoot.
Archive 2008-01-01 CC 2008
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ROTH: A man of hearty appetites Chirac was known as the bulldozer but he wasn't able to overcome criticism at home.
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And, yes, Arla is referred to as a bulldozer of small dairies.
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And, yes, Arla is referred to as a bulldozer of small dairies.
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Ahead this hour, two governors agree that a bulldozer is the best solution for one lawless town.
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