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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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
“Hades,” because you can really get in the zone on that game, and they’ve got the meta-upgrade drug mainlined right to your brain: So.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2020
We mainlined Twitter, breaking news alerts and viral hoaxes masquerading as inside information; we stared slack-jawed at politicians' news briefings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2020
In 10 weeks as an editing intern, I mainlined more plays, musicals, ballets and cabaret performances than many people see in their entire lives.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2019
All of that is mainlined into her songs.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2019
