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Dictionary: main·line   (mān'līn') pronunciation

v. Slang, -lined, -lin·ing, -lines.

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

v.intr.
To inject a drug intravenously.

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

mainliner main'lin'er n.

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Meaning #1: inject into the vein


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Mainline, Main line, or Main Line may refer to:

Railways

Other transport

  • Mainline (flight), an airline carrier's non-regional service
  • A toll road system where all vehicles stop at various locations on the highway to pay a toll

Defunct companies

Computing

Religion

Music

Geography

Linguistics

  • Speyer line, an isogloss in German linguistics
  • Mainline: a slang verb meaning to inject heroin into the bloodstream

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give intravenøs injektion
v. intr. - indsprøjte intravenøst
adj. - traditionel, hoved-

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoofdweg (m.n. van spoorwegen), hoofdader (m.n. voor drugsgebruik), deel van een groep zijnd, behorend tot de hoofdstroom, belangrijkste, spuiten in hoofdader (drugs)

Français (French)
v. tr. - se shooter, se piquer
v. intr. - se shooter, se piquer
adj. - de grande ligne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Fern-
v. - (ugs.) Drogen fixen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κεντρική σιδηροδρομική γραμμή, (ΗΠΑ) κεντρική οδός, κύριος δρόμος
adj. - καθιερωμένος
v. - κάνω ενδοφλέβια ένεση (ναρκωτικού)

Italiano (Italian)
linea principale, di linea principale, iniettarsi una droga

Português (Portuguese)
n. - linha principal (f)
adj. - principal
v. - injetar

Русский (Russian)
впрыснуть наркотик в главную вену

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inyectar estupefacientes directamente en la vena, (arg) inyectarse, chutarse
v. intr. - inyectar estupefacientes directamente en la vena, (arg) inyectarse, chutarse
adj. - línea principal, línea troncal, las fuerzas vivas, la clase alta e influyente, principal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - huvudväg, stambana, (underarms)ven
adj. - framstående
v. - sila (sl. f. injicera)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
把注入静脉, 沉迷于, 在静脉注射毒品, 入迷, 在干线上行驶的, 沿干线的, 传统的, 属于被确认的团体的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 把注入靜脈, 沈迷於
v. intr. - 在靜脈注射毒品, 入迷
adj. - 在幹線上行駛的, 沿幹線的, 傳統的, 屬於被確認的團體的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 마약을 정맥에 주사하다
v. intr. - 마약을 정맥에 주사하다
adj. - 마약을 정맥에 주사하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 幹線の, 主要な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخط الرئيسي (صفه) رئيسي (فعل) يتناول المخدرات بالإبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הזריק סם לווריד‬
v. intr. - ‮קלט סמים בהזרקה לווריד, השתמש או נהנה ממשהו ללא הגבלה‬
adj. - ‮מחזיק בעמדה מקובלת‬


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