mainline

verb/ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/

Frequency rank: #12,282 most common English word

Meaning

to inject a drug directly into a vein.

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Example sentence

The doctor decided to mainline the medication directly into the patient's bloodstream for faster results.

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