WIKTIONARY

railroad

Noun

∙ A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. chiefly US and Canada
∙ The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train. chiefly US and Canada
∙ A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets chiefly US and Canada
∙ A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration. figuratively

Verb

∙ To transport via railroad. transitive
∙ To operate a railroad. intransitive
∙ To work for a railroad. intransitive
∙ To travel by railroad. intransitive
∙ To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads. intransitive
∙ To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution. transitive
∙ To convict of a crime by circumventing due process. transitive
∙ To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement. transitive
∙ To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue. role-playing games
∙ To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically. upholstery

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