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DERAIL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does derail mean?

• DERAIL (verb)
The verb DERAIL has 2 senses:

1. cause to run off the tracks
2. run off or leave the rails

Familiarity information: DERAIL used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DERAIL (verb)

Sense 1

derail ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Cause to run off the tracks

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste

Hypernyms (to "derail" is one way to...):

counteract; countermine; sabotage; subvert; undermine; weaken (destroy property or hinder normal operations)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

derail ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Run off or leave the rails

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

derail; jump

Context example:

the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks

Hypernyms (to "derail" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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