Bulldoze
(verb)
- To level or clear (an area of land) by pushing earth with a heavy machine called a bulldozer.
- To force through or push aside (an obstacle or opposition) with aggressive or ruthless behavior.
Origin:
From the name of the heavy construction equipment called a bulldozer. first recorded in 1915.
Examples:
- They used bulldozers to clear the land for the new housing development.
- The city decided to bulldoze the old building to make way for a new one.
- The government bulldozed through the opposition to pass the law.
- He bulldozed his way to the top of the company.
- The new construction project will require the bulldozing of several acres of forest.