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noun | verb railroadrailroad1 /ˈreɪlroʊd/ ●●○ noun [countable] ► on the railroad Smithers worked on the railroad for more than 50 years. 1 a system of traveling or moving things by train: The railroad is not as extensive as it once was. a railroad track2a track for trains to travel on3a company that runs a railroad: the Southern Pacific railroad4the railroad all the work, equipment, etc. relating to a train system: Smithers worked on the railroad for more than 50 years. noun | verb railroadrailroad2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLErailroad |
Present | I, you, we, they | railroad | | he, she, it | railroads | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | railroaded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have railroaded | | he, she, it | has railroaded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had railroaded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will railroad | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have railroaded |
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Present | I | am railroading | | he, she, it | is railroading | | you, we, they | are railroading | Past | I, he, she, it | was railroading | | you, we, they | were railroading | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been railroading | | he, she, it | has been railroading | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been railroading | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be railroading | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been railroading |
to force or persuade someone to do something without giving him or her enough time to think about it: railroad somebody into doing something The family says that they were railroaded into selling the land.railroad something through (something) phrasal verb to make sure that something, especially a law, is decided quickly by an organization such as Congress without giving people time to discuss it thoroughly: The bill was railroaded through Congress. |