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Main Entry:	railroad
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	train line
Synonyms:	line, railway, subway, tube, elevated railway, metro, monorail, rail line, streetcar line, tracks, trolley line, underground railway

Main Entry:	accelerate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	increase speed, timing
Synonyms:	advance, drive, dust, expedite, forward, further, gun, hasten, hurry, impel, precipitate, quicken, railroad, roll, spur, step up, stimulate, tool*, fire up, hammer on, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, rev, rev up, speed up, step on gas
Antonyms:	decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down

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Main Entry:	expedite
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make happen faster
Synonyms:	accelerate, advance, assist, dispatch, facilitate, forward, hasten, hurry, precipitate, press, promote, quicken, railroad*, rush, speed, urge, cut the red tape, fast track, grease wheels, hand-carry, hand-walk, handle personally, run interference, run with the ball, shoot through, speed up, walk it through
Antonyms:	block, cease, check, delay, halt, hinder, slow, stop

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Main Entry:	incarcerate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	put in jail, confinement
Synonyms:	book, cage, commit, confine, constrain, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, intern, jail, put away, railroad*, restrain, restrict, settle, bastille, coop up, lock up, put on ice, put under lock and key, send up the river, slough, take away, throw book at
Antonyms:	free, release, let go

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Main Entry:	injustice
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	unfair treatment; bias
Synonyms:	abuse, breach, crime, damage, discrimination, encroachment, favoritism, grievance, inequality, inequity, infraction, infringement, iniquity, malfeasance, malpractice, maltreatment, miscarriage, mischief, negligence, offense, oppression, outrage, partiality, prejudice, railroad*, ruin, transgression, trespass, villainy, violation, wrong, wrongdoing, crying shame, dirty deal, onesidedness, partisanship, sellout, unfairness, unjustness, unlawfulness
Antonyms:	equality, equity, ethics, fairness, impartiality, justice, morality, lawfulness

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Main Entry:	jail
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	incarcerate
Synonyms:	book, cage, can, confine, constrain, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, prison, put away, railroad, sentence, bastille, lock up, put behind bars, put on ice, send up, take away*, throw away the keys, throw in dungeon, throw the book at
Notes:	a jail is a short-term detention facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses; a prison or penitentiary is a long-term detention facility for those convicted of major offenses
Antonyms:	free, liberate

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Main Entry:	sentence
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	decide punishment
Synonyms:	adjudge, adjudicate, blame, condemn, confine, convict, damn, denounce, devote, doom, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, judge, ordain, penalize, proscribe, punish, put away, railroad, rule, settle, mete out, pass judgment, put on ice, send to prison, send up the river, take the fall, throw the book at
Antonyms:	accuse, blame, charge

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Main Entry:	thrust
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	push hard
Synonyms:	advance, assail, assault, attack, bear down, boost, buck, butt, chuck, chunk, clip, clout, crowd, cut, dig, drive, elbow, embed, fire, force, heave, hump, impale, impel, interject, jab, jam, jostle, lob, lunge, nick, nudge, peg, pierce, pitch, plunge, poke, press, prod, propel, punch, put, railroad, ram, run, shove, sink, sling, smack, stab, stick, toss, transfix, urge, wham, pour it on, push forward
Antonyms:	pull

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Main Entry:	dispatch
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hurry, send fast
Synonyms:	accelerate, address, consign, dismiss, express, forward, hasten, issue, quicken, railroad*, remit, route, ship, speed, transmit, hand-carry, run with, run with ball, walk through
Antonyms:	hold, hold back, keep, prohibit, retain

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Main Entry:	drive
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	move or urge on
Synonyms:	actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze, chase, coerce, compel, constrain, dog, egg on, encourage, force, goad, harass, hasten, herd, hound, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, inspire, instigate, kick, make, motivate, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, railroad, ride herd on, rouse, rush, send, shepherd, shove, spur, stimulate, worry, act upon, goose*, lean on, put up to, spirit up, steamroll, work on
Antonyms:	check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop

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Main Entry:	push
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	thrust, press with force
Synonyms:	accelerate, bear down, budge, bulldoze, bump, butt, crowd, crush against, depress, dig, drive, elbow, exert, force, gore, high pressure, hustle, impel, jam, jostle, launch, lie on, make one's way, move, muscle, nudge, poke, pour it on, pressure, propel, put the arm on, railroad, ram, rest on, shift, shoulder, shove, squash, squeeze, squish, steamroll, stir, strain, strong-arm
Antonyms:	pull

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Main Entry:	enact
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	authorize, legislate
Synonyms:	accomplish, appoint, bring about, command, constitute, decree, determine, dictate, effect, establish, execute, fix, formulate, institute, make, ordain, order, pass, proclaim, railroad*, ratify, sanction, set, transact, carry through, effectuate, get the floor, jam through, make into law, make laws, put in force, put through, railroad through, steamroll, vote favorably, vote in
Antonyms:	hinder, prevent, refuse, veto

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Main Entry:	press
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	pressure, trouble
Synonyms:	afflict, assail, beg, beset, besiege, come at, compel, constrain, demand, depress, disquiet, enjoin, entreat, exhort, force, harass, implore, importune, oppress, petition, plague, plead, push, railroad, sadden, sell, squeeze, sue, supplicate, torment, urge, vex, weigh down, worry, buttonhole, insist on, lean on, pressurize, work on
Antonyms:	leave alone

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Main Entry:	push
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	incite, urge
Synonyms:	bear down, browbeat, bulldoze, coerce, constrain, egg on, encourage, expedite, goad, hurry, impel, influence, inspire, jolly, kid, motivate, oblige, persuade, press, pressure, prod, railroad, speed, spur, squeeze, strong-arm, turn on, dragoon, exert influence, fire up, go to town on, goose, key up, lean on, overpress, pour it on, push around, put the screws to, put up to, sell on, speed up, steamroll
Antonyms:	discourage, dissuade, repress, suppress

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