main-line
Inject into veins
Main-line as a verb means to inject a drug directly into a vein for maximum effect: He started main-lining heroin at nineteen.
The term comes from the "main line"—a major vein, especially in the arm.
Figuratively, to main-line something is to consume it intensely or in large quantities: She main-lines true crime podcasts.
Insert by needle
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- veinVessel toward heart
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- intravenousInto the vein
Named religious group
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- establishedFormally set up
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
orthodox · congregation · Episcopal · Methodist · Presbyterian · Lutheran · conventional · institutional
inject
Insert by needle
intravenous · syringe · shoot · fix · rush · addict · dose · arm · hit · narcotic
denomination
Named religious group
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- establishedFormally set up
- churchPlace of Christian worship
traditional · orthodox · congregation · Episcopal · Methodist · Presbyterian · Lutheran · conventional · institutional · worship
trunk
Main stem or storage
track · station · route · corridor · passenger · freight · rail · junction · terminal · locomotive
pipe
Hollow conveyance channel
sewer · gas · utility · connection · trunk · shutoff · valve · meter · municipal · service
main-linebranch
Division or woody limb
spur · branch line · side line · feeder · tributary
main-linefringe
Outermost edge or margin
marginal · alternative · heterodox · splinter · nontraditional