mainline
[ meyn-lahyn, -lahyn ]
/ ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn, -ˈlaɪn /
verb (used without object), main·lined, main·lin·ing. Slang.
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), main·lined, main·lin·ing. Slang.
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.
Nearby words
mainer, mainframe, mainland, mainland china, mainlander, mainline, mainliner, mainly, mainmast, mainour, mains
Origin of mainline
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for mainlining
Or was he "mainlining the secret truth of the universe" again?