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bull·doze Listen to audio/ˈbʊlˌdoʊz/ verb
bull·doz·es; bull·dozed; bull·doz·ing
[+ obj] 1 a : to use a bulldozer to move, destroy, or knock down (something)
The crew is bulldozing the trees/forest/field. Their houses were bulldozed (flat) to make room for a new school.
b : to create (something, such as a road) by using a bulldozer
They bulldozed a road through the hills.
2 a : to force (something that others might not want to happen) to be done or accepted in an aggressive or harsh way
The governor bulldozed the law through the legislature.
b : to force (someone) to do something
She bulldozed [=bullied] her partners into accepting the agreement even though they didn't like it.
bulldoze your way
: to move forward while forcing other people to move out of your way
They rudely bulldozed their way through the crowd.often used figuratively He bulldozed his way to the top and became the company's president.

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