Definition of BULLDOZE

bulldoze

Meanings

Verb

  • flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
  • To destroy with a bulldozer.
  • To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
  • To push through forcefully.
  • To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does.
  • To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
  • To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier bulldose (noun, literally “bull-dose, a dose fit for a bull”), equivalent to bull + dose.

Scrabble Score: 20

bulldoze is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bulldoze is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bulldoze is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

bulldoze is a valid Words With Friends word