bulldoze
/ˈbʊldoʊz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
verb
To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
verb
To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.
American usage; Dated; Slang
Example Sentences
- "He's certainly very chirpy for a man whose house has just been bulldozed down."
- "Chulalongkorn [University] set to bulldoze historic Chinese-Thai shrine, build condos"
- "He just ran across the field bulldozing everyone over."
- "For the second time in a week, Wenger's team gave themselves an encouraging platform. In the 11th minute Theo Walcott drilled in a corner, and Olivier Giroud bulldozed through unopposed to thump the ball goalwards."
- "Born in the mid-2010s, the concept of the girlboss promised a utopia where women could bulldoze into workplaces, pull up a seat at male-dominated tables and become a celebrated CEO on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List by the ripe age of 23 (and do it all, of course, wearing a fuchsia blazer and a balayage hairdo)."
- "Again the animal had bulldozed all of its bedding into a heap at one end of its cage."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbʊldoʊz/
- British English: /ˈbʊldəʊz/