railroad vs sandbag

railroad

verb
  • To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement. 

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

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

  • To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically. 

  • To travel by railroad. 

  • To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads. 

  • To operate a railroad. 

  • To work for a railroad. 

  • To transport via railroad. 

  • To convict of a crime by circumventing due process. 

noun
  • A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. 

  • The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train. 

  • A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration. 

  • A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets 

sandbag

verb
  • To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (card games) by pretending to have a weak hand. 

  • To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious. 

  • To construct a barrier of sandbags around. 

  • To pretend to drink early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table". 

  • To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage. 

noun
  • A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel. 

  • An engraver's leather cushion, etc. 

  • A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel. 

  • A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively. 

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