derail | | |
v. (motion) | 1. derail | cause to run off the tracks.; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" |
| ~ countermine, sabotage, undermine, subvert, weaken, counteract | destroy property or hinder normal operations.; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" |
v. (motion) | 2. derail, jump | run off or leave the rails.; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
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