jyrätä — meaning in English

English meaning

• bludgeon noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
• bulldoze verb To flatten or clear something using a bulldozer.
• plough noun A farm tool with a blade, pulled through soil to break it up before planting.
• roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
• steamroll verb To flatten, as if with a steamroller.
• steamroller noun A heavy vehicle with large rollers used to flatten road surfaces.

Senses

jyrätä is used for these senses in English:

• bludgeon (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
• bludgeon (transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
• plough To move with force.
• roll (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.

bludgeon — full definition

1. noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
2. verb To hit someone repeatedly and violently with a heavy object.
3. verb To force someone into doing something through pressure or intimidation.

bulldoze — full definition

1. verb To flatten or clear something using a bulldozer.
2. verb To force something through aggressively, ignoring objections.

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