Meaning of "steamroller" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF STEAMROLLER

steamroller  [ˈstiːmˌrəʊlə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAMROLLER

Steamroller is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb steamroller in English.

WHAT DOES STEAMROLLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Steamroller

A steamroller is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for levelling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine. The levelling/flattening action is achieved through a combination of the size and weight of the vehicle and the rolls: the smooth wheels and the large cylinder or drum fitted in place of treaded road wheels. The majority of steam rollers are outwardly similar to traction engines as many traction engine manufacturers later produced rollers based on their existing designs, and the patents owned by certain roller manufacturers tended to influence the general arrangements used by others. The key difference between the two vehicles is that on a roller the main roll replaces the front wheels and axle that would be fitted to a traction engine. In many parts of the world, the term steam roller is still used regardless of the method of propulsion. This typically only applies to the largest examples.

Definition of steamroller in the English dictionary

The first definition of steamroller in the dictionary is a steam-powered vehicle with heavy rollers at the front and rear used for compressing road surfaces during road-making. Other definition of steamroller is an overpowering force or a person with such force that overcomes all opposition. Steamroller is also to crush by overpowering force.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STEAMROLLER

PRESENT

Present

I steamroller

you steamroller

he/she/it steamrollers

we steamroller

you steamroller

they steamroller

Present continuous

I am steamrollering

you are steamrollering

he/she/it is steamrollering

we are steamrollering

you are steamrollering

they are steamrollering

Present perfect

I have steamrollered

you have steamrollered

he/she/it has steamrollered

we have steamrollered

you have steamrollered

they have steamrollered

Present perfect continuous

I have been steamrollering

you have been steamrollering

he/she/it has been steamrollering

we have been steamrollering

you have been steamrollering

they have been steamrollering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I steamrollered

you steamrollered

he/she/it steamrollered

we steamrollered

you steamrollered

they steamrollered

Past continuous

I was steamrollering

you were steamrollering

he/she/it was steamrollering

we were steamrollering

you were steamrollering

they were steamrollering

Past perfect

I had steamrollered

you had steamrollered

he/she/it had steamrollered

we had steamrollered

you had steamrollered

they had steamrollered

Past perfect continuous

I had been steamrollering

you had been steamrollering

he/she/it had been steamrollering

we had been steamrollering

you had been steamrollering

they had been steamrollering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will steamroller

you will steamroller

he/she/it will steamroller

we will steamroller

you will steamroller

they will steamroller

Future continuous

I will be steamrollering

you will be steamrollering

he/she/it will be steamrollering

we will be steamrollering

you will be steamrollering

they will be steamrollering

Future perfect

I will have steamrollered

you will have steamrollered

he/she/it will have steamrollered

we will have steamrollered

you will have steamrollered

they will have steamrollered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been steamrollering

you will have been steamrollering

he/she/it will have been steamrollering

we will have been steamrollering

you will have been steamrollering

they will have been steamrollering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would steamroller

you would steamroller

he/she/it would steamroller

we would steamroller

you would steamroller

they would steamroller

Conditional continuous

I would be steamrollering

you would be steamrollering

he/she/it would be steamrollering

we would be steamrollering

you would be steamrollering

they would be steamrollering

Conditional perfect

I would have steamroller

you would have steamroller

he/she/it would have steamroller

we would have steamroller

you would have steamroller

they would have steamroller

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been steamrollering

you would have been steamrollering

he/she/it would have been steamrollering

we would have been steamrollering

you would have been steamrollering

they would have been steamrollering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you steamroller
we let´s steamroller
you steamroller

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to steamroller

Past participle

steamrollered

Present Participle

steamrollering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF STEAMROLLER

Find out the translation of steamroller to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of steamroller from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «steamroller» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 压路机
• Translator English - Spanish: aplanadora
• English: steamroller
• Translator English - Hindi: दबाव डालना
• Translator English - Arabic: المحدلة
• Translator English - Russian: каток
• Translator English - Portuguese: rolo compressor
• Translator English - Bengali: steamroller
• Translator English - French: rouleau compresseur
• Translator English - Malay: Steamroller
• Translator English - German: Dampfwalze
• Translator English - Japanese: 蒸気ローラー
• Translator English - Korean: 강압
• Translator English - Javanese: Steamroller
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Steamroller
• Translator English - Tamil: நீராவி இயந்திரமாக
• Translator English - Marathi: स्टीमोलर
• Translator English - Turkish: zorla elde etmek
• Translator English - Italian: travolgere
• Translator English - Polish: walec
• Translator English - Ukrainian: каток
• Translator English - Romanian: compresor
• Translator English - Greek: οδοστρωτήρα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stoomroller
• Translator English - Swedish: ångvält
• Translator English - Norwegian: dampveivals

3 QUOTES WITH «STEAMROLLER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word steamroller.

1

Stewart Brand

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

2

Wilfred Burchett

Hiroshima does not look like a bombed city. It looks as if a monster steamroller had passed over it and squashed it out of existence.

3

Simon Travaglia

It's good to follow the path of personal happiness to some extent. People tend to get upset however when you drive a steamroller down it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAMROLLER»

Discover the use of steamroller in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steamroller and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mannheim Steamroller Halloween: The World Between

Kelly and Elyse accidentally stumble upon a doorway which leads them to another time and place, and their only hope of returning is their brother Evan.

Chip Davis, Jill Stern, 2004

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: The Season for Joy

Chip Davis is a Grammy Award-winning composer/musician, and he is the creator and leading member of the Mannheim Steamroller family. This incredible tale comes with an original CD, created specifically to accompany the story.

Chip Davis, 2007

Mannheim Steamroller

Piano solo arrangements of 12 selections: Angels We Have Heard on High * Carol of the Birds * Christmas Lullaby * Gagliarda * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * I Saw Three Ships * In Dulci Jubilo * Joy to the World * Los Peces En El Rio * ...

Chip Davis, 1998

Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas

Ten arrangements: Carol of the Birds * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Greensleeves * In Dulci Jubilo * Traditions of Christmas * We Three Kings of Orient Are.

Mannheim Steamroller (Musical group), Chip Davis, Doug Smith (Guitarist), 1995

Steamroller

About the last thing Vincent Wade expected was for Carson Cress to ask him out.

Mary Calmes, 2012

Billboard

In its 25 years, Mannheim Steamroller, the rock 'n' classical creation of Chip Davis, has sold more than 24 million albums — without the backing of a major label, significant radio airplay or, for the most part, vocals. Mannheim Steamroller's ...

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Mannheim Steamroller: A Fresh Aire Christmas - Piano Solo

(Piano Solo Personality). The second Christmas songbook from Mannheim Steamroller. Piano solo arrangements of 11 songs: Greensleeves * The Little Drummer Boy * O Holy Night * Traditions of Christmas.

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, Mannheim Steamroller, Chip Davis, 1992

Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas in the Aire

This matching folio features arrangements of classic and original Christmas songs.

Chip (CRT) Davis, Mannheim Steamroller (Musical group), 1996

Orange Coast Magazine

364 S. Tustin • Orange El Dorado Plaza • 997-2900 A ny band with the name Mannheim y~V Steamroller must certainly manufacture industrial-strength rock and roll — real heavy on the metal, the kind of music only a rocker could love. In fact ...

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Sammy the Steamroller

Sammy the steamroller is excited about repairing Main Street but the other road repair machines don't need his help.

Eugene Coco, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAMROLLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steamroller is used in the context of the following news items.

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas back at JPJ Arena on Dec. 12 …

Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, which can be seen at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Charlottesville's John Paul Jones Arena. «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»

Mannheim Steamroller Announces 2015 Dates

Thanks to two touring companies, Mannheim Steamroller will be visiting practically every city in the USA. So far more than 60 dates have been announced, with ... «Pollstar, May 15»

Meghan Linsey Wows With 'Steamroller Blues' and 'Amazing Grace …

Linsey selected James Taylor's “Steamroller Blues” as her first tune, and, as Shelton ... Linsey's renditions of both “Steamroller Blues” and “Amazing Grace” are ... «The Boot, May 15»

Printmaking, steamroller demonstration to be held

Chico >> Chico State University intermediate printmaking students will give a live demonstration using a steamroller to put images onto paper and fabric on ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, May 15»

Hollywood gives way to Eustis for video-game building trio

Lackey has returned to his hometown to launch Steamroller Studios, a video game production company, with his childhood friend Adam Meyer and former ... «Orlando Sentinel, Feb 15»

Review: Chip Davis' Mannheim Steamroller shows it still thrills

And readers might feel jaded about the Steamroller sound, especially during this season. So what makes this year's version, which opened Monday night and ... «Omaha World-Herald, Dec 14»

Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas Tour hits area

The Mannheim Steamroller Christmas show is making two stops in Connecticut - at the Palace Theater in Stamford on Dec. 11 and the Palace in Waterbury on ... «CT Post, Dec 14»

Chip Davis celebrates Mannheim Steamroller's past -- and future

Chip Davis began Mannheim Steamroller's career in Christmas music 30 years ago. ... It's an auspicious year for Chip Davis and his Mannheim Steamroller. «The Oakland Press, Dec 14»

Mannheim Steamroller show in Durham signals start of Christmas …

Mannheim Steamroller, a veteran New Age instrumental act primarily known for its modern recordings of classic Christmas music, will perform holiday tunes ... «News & Observer, Nov 14»

30th anniversary of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

The Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Show is set for the Palace in Stamford on Dec. 11 and the Palace in Waterbury on Dec. 12. Photo: Contributed Photo. «CT Post, Nov 14»