- railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system
--1 is a kind of line
--1 has particulars:cable railway, funicular, funicular railway; cog railway, rack railway; elevated railway, elevated railroad, el, overhead railway; metro, subway, tube, underground; monorail; rail; scenic railway Derived forms: verb railroad3, verb railroad2 - railroad track, railroad, railway - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
--2 is a kind of track
--2 is a part of line, railway line, rail line
--2 has parts:
--2 has particulars:tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper; track, rail, rails broad gauge; gantlet; narrow gauge; siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack; standard gauge; switch Derived forms: verb railroad3, verb railroad2
- dragoon, sandbag, railroad - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
--1 is one way to coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- railroad - supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"
--2 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun railroad1, noun railroad2, noun railroading1
Somebody ----s something
- railroad - transport by railroad
--3 is one way to transport, send, ship
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun railroad2, noun railroad1, noun railroading1
Somebody ----s something