bulldozer
Blade-fronted tractor
A bulldozer is a powerful tracked vehicle with a broad metal blade at the front, used to push earth, debris, or other heavy materials.
Construction and demolition sites rely on bulldozers to clear and level ground.
Figuratively, to bulldoze is to force something through by sheer power or intimidation: He bulldozed the proposal through committee.
A person who acts this way may be called a bulldozer.
Machine that digs earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- loaderOne who fills containers
- graderOne who assigns scores
- scraperTool for removing buildup
compactor · trencher · dumptruck · crawler · tracklayer · ripper · blade · Caterpillar
Act of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- siteDesignated location
- trenchLong narrow excavation
backfill · compaction · earthmoving · infrastructure · development · contractor · blueprint · landfill
Compression-ignition fuel
- engineMachine producing motion
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- thrustForceful forward motion
traction · drawbar · grunt · force · muscle · heavy-duty · robust · industrial
Broken building fragments
- wreckingDestroying completely
- razingComplete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- debrisScattered broken fragments
destruction · dismantling · flattening · crushing · clearing · wreckage · condemned · ruins
Large-scale woodland elimination
- landEarth's solid surface
- timberWood for construction
- loggingRecording system events
- brushBristled cleaning tool
undergrowth · stumps · trees · vegetation · grubbing · slash · swath · acreage
Hostile and confrontational
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- steamrollOverpower by sheer force
override · intimidate · bully · coerce · strong-arm · ramrod · trample · relentless
excavator
Machine that digs earth
scraper · compactor · trencher · dumptruck · crawler · tracklayer · ripper · blade · Caterpillar · tracks
excavation
Act of unearthing
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- siteDesignated location
trench · backfill · compaction · earthmoving · infrastructure · development · contractor · blueprint · landfill · roadbed
diesel
Compression-ignition fuel
- engineMachine producing motion
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
thrust · traction · drawbar · grunt · force · muscle · heavy-duty · robust · industrial · rugged
rubble
Broken building fragments
- wreckingDestroying completely
- razingComplete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
debris · destruction · dismantling · flattening · crushing · clearing · wreckage · condemned · ruins · knockdown
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
brush · undergrowth · stumps · trees · vegetation · grubbing · slash · swath · acreage · scrub
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
steamroll · override · intimidate · bully · coerce · strong-arm · ramrod · trample · relentless · unstoppable
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- demolitiondemolish, raze, controlled demolition, wreck, wrecking ball
- Bullsbull market, bull pen, bull riding, bull run, bull terrier
- construction equipmentbackhoe, excavator, crane, forklift, loader
- construction soundsdrilling, hammering, sawing, jackhammer, pile driver
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig
bulldozerscalpel
Precise surgical knife
tweezers · surgical instrument · precision tool · feather duster · cotton swab
bulldozerdiplomat
Official foreign representative
pushover · doormat · peacemaker · wallflower · shrinking violet