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door pumped adj. Reduced by drink to opening and closing yourself with hydraulic hesitation. Kamyl was door pumped, reaching the landing only after several careful reversals. door sealed adj. Softened by drink into a draught-excluding strip, yielding politely whenever the wall is approached. Corwynn was door sealed and slid quietly against the hallway skirting. door snailed adj. Sharpened by drink into a slow, narrow creature that keeps to the edges of the staircase. Mckay went door snailed, taking each stair with the precision of a small shellfish. door wenched adj. Loosened by drink into a person who handles every entrance with unhelpful force. Mariem was door wenched and pulled the lavatory door clean off its intended course. door-belled adj. Emboldened by drink to announce your arrival repeatedly, whether invited or not. door-framed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempted passage ends in the supporting structure. Sarann was door-framed before the first flight, with one shoulder accurately placed. door-keepered adj. Drunk by closing time, and personally responsible for guarding an entrance you cannot cross. Yaretzie was door-keepered, preventing everyone from leaving by standing in the way. door-knobbed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat a circular handle as a difficult but promising climbing aid. Phu was door-knobbed and used the handle to recover from the first stair. door-knockered adj. Drunk enough to mistake the end of the evening for a series of doors requiring formal persuasion. Domenique became door-knockered and negotiated with the locked kebab shop. door-matted adj. Too drunk to travel further, and content to remain at the entrance until someone finds a use for you. Teeara was door-matted by one o'clock, settled beside the hall and awaiting collection. door-nailed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and now fixed firmly beside the exit. Gery was door-nailed beside the exit, firmly and without further plans. door-posted adj. A drinker so far gone that the entrance supports the person more reliably than the person supports itself. Ruwayda stood door-posted while Ketziah negotiated the taxi home. door-prized adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating attendance as a form of eligibility. Aryiel was door-prized and asked whether the raffle extended to people leaving early. doorbelled (/ˈdɔː.bɛld/) adj. Slowed by drink to pressing the same button until the building answers in self-defence. Kalesa was doorbelled and held the buzzer throughout the whole uncertain conversation. doorboyed adj. Drunk and stationed at an entrance, admitting friends while failing to recognise them. Manferd was doorboyed, checking everyone's ticket despite having misplaced his own shoes. doorbustered adj. Drunk to the point where every obstacle appears briefly available at a reduced price. Raenell went doorbustered and attempted to purchase the locked bathroom from its owner.