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Mainline

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To inject (a drug, such as heroin) directly into a major vein.

verb-intransitive. To inject a drug intravenously.

adj. Being in a principal or well-established position: the mainline churches.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. normal, principal or standard.

adj. Of or pertaining to the principal route or line of a railway

adj. Of or pertaining to a surface railway as distinct from an underground, elevated or light rail one.

v. To inject (a drug) directly into a vein.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. to inject (illegal drugs) into the vein.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. inject into the vein

Word Usage

"The aim of IRD was then and is now to sow division in mainline churches and church bodies such as the National Council of Churches by defaming church leaders and institutions."

Verb Form

mainlined mainlines mainlining

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

inject

Cross Reference

main line

Form

mainliner mainlining

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

mainstream

Same Context

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