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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