Meaning of Steamroller | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A steam-powered heavy road roller.
   historical
2. Any heavy road roller.
   broadly, informal
3. Any seemingly irresistible force.
   figuratively
4. A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
   slang

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Examples

“Well, I'm a steamroller, babe / I'm bound to roll all over you”

“England's last line-out in World Cup rugby had been stolen by New Zealand in a dramatic conclusion to the final three years ago, but the driving maul remains a potent weapon and flanker Sadia Kabeya was decisive as England fired up the steamroller once more.”

“It's more about him testing his wares. He rolls joints. He doesn't own a bong, hookah, smoking pipe, chillum, vaporizer, scale, dugout system, grinder, or steamroller.”

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