RAILROADING

To transport via railroad.

To operate a railroad.

Example: "The thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly"

To work for a railroad.

To travel by railroad.

To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

Example: "The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."

To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.

Example: "They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."

To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

Example: "He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview."

To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.

(upholstery) to run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.