railroading

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of railroad. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

   The senators are railroading the bill through before the recess.

   Railroading the proposal through the meeting left no room for debate.

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2. 2
   nounfigurativelyuncountable

   The act of pushing something through fast without thinking it over properly.

   Like rushing a big decision so fast that nobody can stop and ask questions.

   The railroading of the new rule gave people no time to ask questions.

   Everyone was angry about the railroading of the budget through the council.

   Similarrushing, forcing, bulldozing

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3. 3
   nounUSuncountable

   The day-to-day work of running trains and the tracks they travel on.

   Like running a big bus company, but with trains on tracks instead.

   Railroading was hard, dangerous work in the early days.

   His whole family made a living from railroading.

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4. 4
   nounUSuncountable

   Everything connected with trains: the people, gear, special words, and stories.

   Like the whole world of trains: the people, tools, and tales that come with it.

   Railroading has its own special words that outsiders rarely understand.

   Grandpa taught me all about railroading, from signals to old train songs.

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