breathalysed

Given breath test

Breathalysed is the past tense of breathalyse, meaning to test someone's breath for alcohol content using a device that measures blood alcohol level.

Chiefly British spelling; Americans write breathalyzed.

The officer breathalysed the driver at the roadside.

She was breathalysed after the accident.

enforcement

roadside

Adjacent to pavement

patrol · DUI · DWI · blow · test · arrest · police · field sobriety · refusal · reading

intoxication

alcohol

Intoxicating hydroxyl compound

inebriation · under the influence · tipsy · buzzed · booze · liquor · beer · wine · spirits · morning after

measurement

device

Constructed tool or machine

  • readingInterpreting written text
  • levelHorizontal or uniform position
  • BACIntoxication level abbreviation

blood alcohol content · calibration · accuracy · sample · blow · result · digital · portable · evidential · preliminary

consequences

suspension

Temporary halt or exclusion

disqualification · ban · court · criminal record · points · imprisonment · charges · prosecution · drink-driving · impaired driving

Opposites
tested vs. untested

breathalysedlet go

Cease holding something

cleared

Family

breathalyser, breathalysers, breathalysing, breathalyse

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G