bulldoze

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bull·doze / ˈboŏlˌdōz/ • v. [tr.] clear (ground) or destroy (buildings, trees, etc.) with a bulldozer: developers are bulldozing the site. ∎ fig., inf. use insensitive force when dealing with (someone or something): she believes that to build status you need to bulldoze everyone else.