railroad
🇺🇸
/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
🇬🇧
/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
noun
R
a track with rails for trains to run on
The railroad runs through the valley.
R
a system of tracks, trains, and the people who run them
The railroad brought many new jobs to our town.
verb
R
to force someone to do something quickly without time to decide
They tried to railroad us into signing the contract.
R
to make people accept a decision quickly by pressuring them
The new law was railroaded through without proper discussion.
R
to decide someone is guilty without a fair trial
He felt he was railroaded into a false confession.
translation
a track with rails for trains to run on; a system of tracks, trains, and the people who run them
to force someone to do something quickly without time to decide; to make people accept a decision quickly by pressuring them; to decide someone is guilty without a fair trial
Word Forms
3rd Present
railroads
Past
railroaded
Perfect
railroaded
Progressive
railroading
Plural
railroads