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Definition of "bulldoze" [bull•doze]
- To clear, dig up, or move with a bulldozer. (verb-transitive)
- To treat in an abusive manner; bully. (verb-transitive)
- To coerce in an unsympathetic or cruel way. See Synonyms at intimidate. (verb-transitive)
- To do away with; demolish: "A massive bipartisan majority voted . . . to bulldoze the social programs of decades in the next 30 days” ( Peter Goldman). (verb-transitive)
- To operate a bulldozer. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "bulldoze" in a sentence
- "And then there is this so called "infill," aka bulldoze old city, built NYC here and now, but all 100 year old new modern (no "phony" craftsman for them)."
- "This is really no different than how foreign assistance and FDI are deployed by a plethora of other countries - such as Japan - but China's tendency is to 'bulldoze' its way into developing countries, providing cash and assistance in order to secure natural resources."
- "This is the candidate who suggested it was okay to "bulldoze" the St. Petersburg Pier."