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mainline
[ meyn-lahyn, -lahyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
- to use or enjoy something without restriction:
to mainline on TV movies.
verb (used with object)
- to inject (a narcotic, especially heroin) directly into a vein.
- to use, enjoy, or imbibe (something) without restriction:
mainlining coffee all day long.
adjective
- having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
the membership of mainline churches.
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The UK government has acknowledged that Wales has been underfunded on rail and says it would like to make improvements along the south Wales mainline and in north east Wales, but nothing has been confirmed.
He mainlines all of his romantic entanglements as if they were the antidote to his unresolved traumas.
Nieman grew up in the mainline Presbyterian church, and still belongs to a congregation that flies the Pride flag.
The first minister has approved plans to build a new mainline railway station in eastern Cardiff.
Estonia and Latvia have also come under criticism for focusing on putting up the rail terminals first before they build the mainline.
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