mainline
verb (used without object)
to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
mainlined
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past participleof mainline.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mainline.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mainlineverb (used without object)to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
Example Sentences
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We’ve gladly plugged ourselves into virtual reality headsets, and we’ve mainlined our personal preferences and purchasing tendencies into Silicon Valley’s fat veins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
But the show still went on that night, thanks to Voytko, a swing and an understudy for Marian, who mainlined the role in eight hours.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Johnson said that businesses had mainlined on low-wage imported labour for nearly 25 years and that they should now pay their workers more and invest more.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2021
I mean, they’re really being mainlined right into your brain.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2018
It is less a video game than mainlined anxiety, its jump-scares timed with sadistic precision and its long, shadow-splashed corridors masterpieces of unnerving light design.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2011
