Derail (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Jump

Hypernyms

• Go
• Locomote
• Move

Related Words

• Derailment (noun)

Meaning ²

Cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

• Subvert
• Counteract
• Weaken
• Undermine
• Countermine

Related Words

• Derailment (noun)