Definitions
1.verbTo transport via railroad.
2.verbTo operate a railroad."The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly"
3.verbTo work for a railroad.
4.verbTo travel by railroad.
5.verbTo engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
6.verbTo manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution."The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."
7.verbTo convict of a crime by circumventing due process."They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."
8.verbTo procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement."He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview."
9.verbTo force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.
10.verb(upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
11.nounThe operation of a railroad.
12.nounThe class of people, equipment, terminology, and lore pertaining to railroads.
13.nounA procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.