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  2. to force something to happen or force someone to do something, especially quickly or unfairly: We were railroaded into sign ing the agreement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act. arm-twisting. bludgeon. bounce someone into something. browbeat someone into something/doing something. bull something through.

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  3. Oct 1, 2023 · "Railroaded," is an idiom that often conveys the idea of being forcefully or unfairly pushed into a situation without having an opportunity for input or escape. In short: "Railroaded" generally refers to the act of being pressured or coerced into doing something against one's will or better judgment.

  4. to force something to happen or force someone to do something, especially quickly or unfairly: We were railroaded into sign ing the agreement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act. arm-twisting.

  5. The meaning of RAILROAD is a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors; also : such a road and its assets constituting a single property.

  6. n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc. v.t.

  7. Definition of railroad verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective railroaded. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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