| VERB | motion | derail | cause to run off the tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | derail, jump | run off or leave the rails |
| Sounds | dihrey'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | Cause to run off the tracks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" | |
| Broader | sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken | Destroy property or hinder normal operations |
| Spanish | descarrilar, hacer descarrilar | |
| Catalan | descarrilar, fer descarrilar | |
| Nouns | derailment | an accident in which a train runs off its track |
| Meaning | Run off or leave the rails. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" | |
| Synonym | jump | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | descarrilar | |
| Catalan | descarrilar | |
| Nouns | derailment | an accident in which a train runs off its track |
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