"derail" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdəˈreɪ.əl/ [US] Audio: en-us-derail.ogg [US] Forms: derail [canonical], derails [third-person, singular], derailed [past], derailed [past, participle], derailing [present, participle]
Etymology: de- + rail Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|de|rail}} de- + rail Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a train derails, it leaves its tracks accidentally.
    Sense id: simple-derail-en-verb-8nOhnn-e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with de-
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