bulldoze
/ˈbʊldəʊz/verb
उच्चारण बुल्डोज़
बुलडोज़र से गिराना या ढहाना, समतल करना
Core word
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[T]
to destroy buildings or trees or to move earth with a bulldozer
बुलडोज़र से गिराना या ढहाना, समतल करना
- The illegal shops were bulldozed last week.
- Acres of forest were bulldozed to build the dam.
- The council decided to bulldoze the unsafe building.
+ 2 more examples
- Houses along the road were bulldozed for the highway.
- The workers bulldozed a path through the jungle.
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[T] ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) | ~ sth (through sth)
to force somebody to do something or to make something happen in spite of opposition
ज़बरदस्ती मनवाना, विरोध के बावजूद ज़बरन पास कराना
- The chairman bulldozed the plan through the committee.
- They bulldozed her into signing the agreement.
- The manager tried to bulldoze the staff into working late.
+ 2 more examples
- He bulldozed his proposal through despite objections.
- You cannot bulldoze people into agreeing with you.
Synonyms force push railroad steamroller coerce
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bulldoze + noun (physical)
To bulldoze is to destroy buildings or trees, or move earth, using a bulldozer; the object follows directly.
Bulldoze का अर्थ bulldozer से इमारतें या पेड़ गिराना, या मिट्टी हटाना है; object सीधे आता है।
- The authorities bulldozed the illegal shops.
- Workers bulldozed the hill to make a road.
bulldoze sb into + gerund (figurative)
Figuratively, it means to force someone to do something by pushing hard and ignoring their wishes.
लाक्षणिक अर्थ में इसका अर्थ किसी की इच्छा की अनदेखी करके ज़ोर देकर उससे कुछ करवाना है।
- Do not let anyone bulldoze you into signing the paper.
bulldoze sth through (parliament, a plan)
To bulldoze a plan through means to force it to be accepted quickly, ignoring objections.
किसी योजना को bulldoze through करने का अर्थ आपत्तियों को अनदेखा कर उसे जल्दी मंज़ूर करवाना है।
- The government bulldozed the bill through the House.
be bulldozed (passive)
Passive use often describes demolition by officials or companies: houses, slums or old trees were bulldozed.
Passive प्रयोग प्रायः अधिकारियों या कंपनियों द्वारा तोड़-फोड़ बताता है: घर, झुग्गियाँ या पुराने पेड़ bulldoze किए गए।
- The old market was bulldozed overnight.
+Collocations 4
bulldoze + object
a buildinga sluma foresta hilla walla village
- The company bulldozed the forest to build a mall.
adverb + bulldoze
quicklyillegallymercilesslysimplyrecklessly
- The land was illegally bulldozed in one night.
bulldoze + through
bulldoze through oppositionbulldoze through a crowdbulldoze through a bill
- He bulldozed through all the objections.
bulldoze + into / over
bulldoze intobulldoze overbulldoze down
- Don't let them bulldoze over your rights.
“More examples 6
- The old factory was bulldozed to make room for a hospital.
अस्पताल के लिए जगह बनाने हेतु पुरानी फ़ैक्टरी गिरा दी गई।
- The manager tried to bulldoze the staff into working on Sunday.
प्रबंधक ने कर्मचारियों पर दबाव डालकर उन्हें रविवार को काम करवाने की कोशिश की।
- Radhika refused to be bulldozed by her cousins.
राधिका ने अपने चचेरे भाई-बहनों के दबाव में आने से इनकार कर दिया।
- Activists protested when the municipality bulldozed the old banyan tree.
नगरपालिका द्वारा पुराने बरगद को गिराने पर कार्यकर्ताओं ने विरोध किया।
- The leader bulldozed his proposal through the committee.
नेता ने अपना प्रस्ताव दबाव डालकर समिति से पारित करवा लिया।
- The builders bulldozed the old orchard overnight.
निर्माणकर्ताओं ने रातों-रात पुराना बाग़ गिरा दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The government bulldozed to the slum.
✓ The government bulldozed the slum.
'Bulldoze' is transitive and takes its object directly; 'to' is not needed.
'Bulldoze' सकर्मक है और object सीधे लेता है; 'to' की आवश्यकता नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean to destroy, but the manner differs.
ये क्रियाएँ नष्ट करने का अर्थ देती हैं, पर तरीका अलग है।
To flatten with a heavy machine, or to force something through.
भारी मशीन से समतल करना, या ज़ोर देकर कुछ करवाना।
- They bulldozed the shed.
To pull down a building completely, by any method.
किसी भी तरीके से इमारत को पूरी तरह गिराना।
- The old cinema was demolished.
To make something level or flat.
किसी चीज़ को समतल या चपटा करना।
- The storm flattened the crops.