Antonyms for bulldoze

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bool-dohz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊlˌdoʊz

Definition of bulldoze

Origin : by 1880, from an earlier noun, bulldose "a severe beating or lashing" (1876), literally "a dose fit for a bull," a slang word referring to the intimidation beating of black voters (by either blacks or whites) in the chaotic 1876 U.S. presidential election. See bull (n.1) + dose (n.). Related: Bulldozed; bulldozing.

verb demolish
verb bully, intimidate

Example sentences :

I have to browbeat, bribe, blackmail and bulldoze you thugs into doing a simple job.
Extract from : « The Repairman » by Harry Harrison

That young assayer Russell started to bulldoze when Sandy took a hand.
Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn

No call to bulldoze a fellow just because you happened to be first on the spot!
Extract from : « Dorothy's Travels » by Evelyn Raymond

But you can see that we can't allow these men to bulldoze us.
Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm

Perhaps that crowd is coming over again to bulldoze us, he suggested.
Extract from : « The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods » by Quincy Allen

He saw that he could not bulldoze the master of the Hall, and his manner changed.
Extract from : « The Putnam Hall Rivals » by Arthur M. Winfield

Now if you try to bulldoze me further, I'll slap your wrists.
Extract from : « The Little Brown Jug at Kildare » by Meredith Nicholson

He had just come of age, and wanted to bulldoze me with that fact.
Extract from : « The Iron Puddler » by James J. Davis

He had thought to bulldoze the widow and her son, but he was getting decidedly the worse of the encounter.
Extract from : « The Young Bridge-Tender » by Arthur M. Winfield

He tried to bulldoze the sergeant in the telegraph office only to be hustled off by a corporal's guard.
Extract from : « The Short Line War » by Samuel Merwin

Synonyms for bulldoze

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