mainline
to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
to use or enjoy something without restriction: to mainline on TV movies.
to inject (a narcotic, especially heroin) directly into a vein.
to use, enjoy, or imbibe (something) without restriction: mainlining coffee all day long.
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream: the membership of mainline churches.
Origin of mainline
1Other definitions for main line (2 of 3)
a principal line or route of a railroad, as contrasted with a branch or secondary one.
a principal highway.
Slang.
a prominent and readily accessible vein of the body that may be used for a narcotic's injection.
the act of mainlining.
Origin of main line
2Other definitions for Main Line (3 of 3)
a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
any fashionable district where socially prominent people live.
Other words from Main Line
- Main-Line, adjective
- Main-Liner, noun
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How to use mainline in a sentence
An Emmy-winning actress from Main Line Philadelphia, she had been with him nearly a year.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Pennsylvanians, at least those on the Main Line, sound like Romney kind of voters.
Mitt Romney Gives Stump Speech to Long-Suffering Crowd on Last-Minute Pennsylvania Stop | David Freedlander | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I was 13, my family moved to a house on the Main Line that was supposedly haunted.
His main line of attack was that President Obama wants to turn America into Europe.
Paul Begala on Mitt Romney’s Charmless Win in New Hampshire | Paul Begala | January 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSpeaking at the scene, he underscored that the missing-persons reports had become the main line of inquiry.
Missing Women Give Clues to Dead Body Found on Queen’s Estate | Charlotte Edwardes | January 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ballinasloe station is on the main line to Galway, 34 miles distant from the “City of the Tribes.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe Rebel skirmishers, concealed in the houses and behind fences, fire a volley and fall back to the main line.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.The two divisions of the Second Corps swung out from the main line, faced southwest, and moved upon Stuart.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Far in advance of the main line lay that regiment, pouring a deadly fire upon the enemy.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.The Thirteenth and Sixteenth swing out from the trench, turn a right angle to the main line, and face the north.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for main line
railways
the trunk route between two points, usually fed by branch lines
(as modifier): a main-line station
US a main road
(intr) slang to inject a drug into a vein
having an important position, esp having responsibility for the main areas of activity
Derived forms of main line
- mainliner, noun
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