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1 to bulldoze one's way in
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2 to bulldoze one's way into a conversation
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3 to bulldoze one's way through
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4 bulldoze
verb (to use a bulldozer on: They bulldozed the building site.) excavar con un bulldozertr['bʊldəʊz]1 (dig) excavar con un bulldozer; (clear land) allanar con un bulldozer; (demolish) derribar con un bulldozer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bulldoze somebody into doing something figurative use intimidar a alguien para que haga algoto bulldoze one's way through figurative use abrirse paso a empujonesto bulldoze one's way in figurative use entrar a empujones1) level: nivelar (el terreno), derribar (un edificio)2) force: forzarhe bulldozed his way through: se abrió paso a codazostransitive verb demoler*, derribarto bulldoze somebody into something/-ing — forzar* a alguien a algo/+ inf
['bʊldǝʊz]VT1) (Constr) [+ site] nivelar (con motoniveladora); [+ building] arrasar (con motoniveladora)2) (fig) [+ opposition] arrollarthe government bulldozed the bill through parliament — el gobierno hizo presiones para que se aprobara el proyecto de ley en el parlamento
* * *transitive verb demoler*, derribarto bulldoze somebody into something/-ing — forzar* a alguien a algo/+ inf
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bulldoze — /bool dohz /, v., bulldozed, bulldozing. v.t. 1. to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer: to bulldoze a building site. 2. to clear away by or as if by using a bulldozer: to bulldoze trees from a site. 3 … Universalium
bulldoze — verb Etymology: perhaps from 1bull + alteration of dose Date: 1876 transitive verb 1. to coerce or restrain by threats ; bully 2. to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a … New Collegiate Dictionary
bulldoze — v.tr. 1 clear with a bulldozer. 2 colloq. a intimidate. b make (one s way) forcibly … Useful english dictionary
shove — v 1. push, propel, move; thrust, pole, stick; drive, trundle, wheel, roll. 2. jostle, jolt, jog, shoulder, bump into, knock against; press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, elbow, elbow one s way, fight one s way, force one s way;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
run — v 1. dash, dart, bolt, tear, tear along, bowl along, make time, cover ground, make strides or rapid strides; sprint, fly, flit, whiz, whisk; zoom, zip, career, rip, scour, scud, scorch, burn up the road, outstrip the wind, race like the wind, go… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
shove — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. push, hustle; urge, thrust, force; crowd, cram, wedge; shoulder, jostle, jog, jar, elbow, nudge. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jostle, push, push out of one s way, shoulder, jostle, elbow. III… … English dictionary for students
thrust — v 1. push, stove, drive, propel, impel; advance, forward, urge forward, power, actuate; hurl, clap, chuck, throw, fling, toss; plump, plank, plop, slap; boost, start, prod, set going, press. 2. stab, pierce, lunge, plunge; pass, cut, feint, jab;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
push — [n1] physical force advance, assault, attack, bearing, blow, butt, charge, drive, driving, effort, energy, exerting, exertion, forcing, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, offensive, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, shoving, straining, thrust,… … New thesaurus
push — v 1. propel, move, actuate, get going, set in motion; drive, trundle, wheel, roll; shove, thrust, pole, stick. 2. press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, Inf. elbow or shoulder one s way; bulldoze, ram, butt, bunt; crowd, pack,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
muscle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thew, tendon, sinew; musculature, build, physique, huskiness, beef, weight, burliness; strength, brawn, power; armed might, arms, firepower. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fiber, flesh, protoplasm, meat,… … English dictionary for students
elbow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bend, angle, dogleg. See angularity, convexity. v. jab, poke; push, prod, shove; jostle, make one s way through. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. joint, bend, ulna, turn, half turn, crook, angle,… … English dictionary for students