Mainline (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object), main·lined, main·lin·ing.Slang.
  1. to inject a narcotic, especially heroin, directly into a vein.
  2. to use or enjoy something without restriction: to mainline on TV movies.
verb (used with object), main·lined, main·lin·ing.Slang.
  1. to inject (a narcotic, especially heroin) directly into a vein.
  2. to use, enjoy, or imbibe (something) without restriction: mainlining coffee all day long.
adjective
  1. having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream: the membership of mainline churches.
noun
  1. a principal line or route of a railroad, as contrasted with a branch or secondary one.
  2. a principal highway.
  3. Slang.
    • a prominent and readily accessible vein of the body that may be used for a narcotic's injection.
    • the act of mainlining.
noun
  1. a fashionable residential district west of Philadelphia.
  2. any fashionable district where socially prominent people live.
noun
  1. railways
    • the trunk route between two points, usually fed by branch lines
    • (as modifier)
  2. a main road
verb mainline
  1. to inject a drug into a vein
adjective mainline
  1. having an important position, esp having responsibility for the main areas of activity
Mainline (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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