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rail carred adj. Drunk and carrying everyone along, self-propelled but offering little choice about the destination. Oluwadarasimi went rail carred, collecting three companions on the way to the chippy. rail drinked adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding the cheapest spirit behind the bar as a perfectly respectable measure. Nasasha got rail drinked and ordered the house pour with the confidence of a connoisseur. rail fared adj. Drunk and attempting to pay for a train journey with coins selected for sentimental reasons. Lector became rail fared and offered the conductor a button, a token and one persuasive smile. rail fence ciphered adj. Drunk enough to arrange every sentence in a zigzag, then read the wrong row with confidence. Hibaaq became rail fence ciphered and delivered the plan in alternating fragments. rail flied adj. Drunk past the point of landing sensibly, and treating every surface as a suitable perch. Pamma got rail flied and settled on the radiator as though it were a branch. rail freighted adj. Drunk beyond the point where moving yourself seems insufficient and household goods join the journey. Destinay became rail freighted and loaded the trolley with cushions for a trip across the room. rail gauged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every gap seem precisely measured and personally passable. Genva grew rail gauged and assessed the doorway before attempting it sideways. rail grindered adj. Drunk, with the result that every uneven conversation is subjected to loud corrective maintenance. Oliviya became rail grindered and smoothed out Balbir's sentence before he had finished it. rail gunned adj. Drunk to the extent of launching each opinion along a conductive track of increasing force. Larz went rail gunned and fired his views across the bar without pausing to reload. rail hailed adj. A drinker who arrives in the kitchen at speed, propelled by the evening and unable to brake before the worktop. Seymour came rail hailed into the kitchen and collected the fruit bowl with his hip. rail headed adj. A drinker so far gone that the top of the sofa seems the only surface worth resting his head upon. Kassey got rail headed and used the sofa arm as a pillow beside her untouched water. rail jointed adj. The state of being drunk and held together by several cushions, a blanket, and a glass of water. Coralito was rail jointed on the sofa, with cushions arranged at every possible angle. rail lined adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged the kitchen floor in a straight route from tap to sofa. Jacbo was rail lined, following the grout towards the glass of water with solemn concentration. rail motored adj. Sufficiently drunk to move lightly but mechanically, with every stop governed by the next round. Lureen went rail motored from the snug to the bar, making no unnecessary deviation. rail replacement serviced adj. Drunk to the extent of getting between rooms by a route that is longer, slower and involves an unscheduled stop. Sheraine came home rail replacement serviced and reached the kitchen via the hallway cupboard. rail rokoed adj. Softened by drink into blocking the kitchen entrance, usually with several household objects and no clear purpose. Yedid became rail rokoed across the kitchen doorway, preventing access to the glasses.