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railroad noun [ ˈreɪlrəʊd ]

• a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run; a railway.
• "his uncle works on the railroad"
• a system of tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working.
• "the Union Pacific Railroad"

railroad verb

• rush or coerce (someone) into doing something.
• "she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision"
Similar: coerce, force, compel, pressure, pressurize, badger, hustle, pester, hound, harass, nag, harry, urge, goad, prod, spur, browbeat, bludgeon, bulldoze, steamroller, dragoon, prevail on, strong-arm, bounce, fast-talk,


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