railroad
verb/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they railroad | /ˈreɪlrəʊd/ /ˈreɪlrəʊd/ |
| he / she / it railroads | /ˈreɪlrəʊdz/ /ˈreɪlrəʊdz/ |
| past simple railroaded | /ˈreɪlrəʊdɪd/ /ˈreɪlrəʊdɪd/ |
| past participle railroaded | /ˈreɪlrəʊdɪd/ /ˈreɪlrəʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form railroading | /ˈreɪlrəʊdɪŋ/ /ˈreɪlrəʊdɪŋ/ |
- to force somebody to do something before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it synonym bulldoze
- be railroaded into doing something I will not be railroaded into signing something I don't agree with.
- be railroaded into something We were railroaded into a poor deal.
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- to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them
- be railroaded through something The bill was railroaded through the House.
- be railroaded through The changes were railroaded through.
- (North American English) to decide that somebody is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial
- be railroaded He knows he's being railroaded.
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