Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlˌdoʊz/
noun a powerful tractor with a broad upright blade at the front for clearing ground
A1 The bulldoze knocked down the old building.
A2 The bulldoze cleared the land for construction.
B1 The bulldoze operator carefully maneuvered the machine around obstacles.
B2 The construction company used a bulldoze to level the ground before building.
C1 The city council approved the use of a bulldoze to clear the area for the new park.
C2 The environmentalists protested the use of a bulldoze to clear the forest for development.
verb to demolish or clear away with a bulldozer
A1 The construction workers bulldoze the old building to make space for a new one.
A2 The developer decided to bulldoze the trees in order to build a shopping center.
B1 The government plans to bulldoze the abandoned houses to revitalize the neighborhood.
B2 The company was fined for bulldozing protected wetlands without permission.
C1 The military used bulldozers to clear a path through the jungle for their vehicles.
C2 The city council faced backlash for bulldozing historical buildings to make way for a new highway.
formal The city council decided to bulldoze the old building to make way for a new development.
informal They're going to bulldoze that abandoned house down the street.
slang Let's bulldoze through this project and get it done quickly.
figurative The new CEO came in and bulldozed through all the old policies to make way for a fresh start.
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