railroad

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Synonyms: railhead, railroaded, railroads, nailrod

Antonyms: railhead, railroaded, railroads, nailrod

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|Philippines}} A permanent [[track]] consisting of fixed [[metal]] rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} The [[transportation]] system comprising such tracks and [[vehicle]]s fitted to [[travel]] on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a [[train]].
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} A [[procedure]] conducted in haste without due consideration.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transport]] via railroad.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[operate]] a railroad.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To work for a railroad.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To travel by railroad.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To engage in a [[hobby]] pertaining to railroads.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To convict of a crime by circumventing [[due process]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To procedurally [[bully]] someone into an unfair agreement.
9. {{lb|en|role-playing games}} To force players to follow the [[dungeon master]]'s planned plot rather than [[improvise]] an alternative story.
10. {{lb|en|upholstery}} To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|borough|in|co/York County|s/Pennsylvania|c/USA}}, so-named for the {{w|Northern Central Railway}}.
2. {{place|en|twp|co/Starke County|s/Indiana|c/USA}}.

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