Railroad | Mean of railroad in English Dictionary

/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/

• Noun
• a system of tracks on which trains travel
1. a transcontinental railroad [=(chiefly Brit) railway]
2. a railroad station
3. railroad cars/workers/travel
• a company that owns and operates trains
1. an employee of the railroad [=(chiefly Brit) railway]
• Verb
• to force (something) to be officially approved or accepted without much discussion or thought
1. a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress
2. a bill that was railroaded into law

• to convict (someone) of a crime unfairly
1. They claim she was railroaded.
• to force (someone) into doing something quickly or without enough information
1. He railroaded her into signing the contract.
2. She's trying to railroad us into buying the house.