Breathalyse (Verb)
Meaning
Test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The police officer decided to breathalyse the driver after stopping him for erratic driving.
- He was asked to pull over so the police could breathalyse him and check if he was over the limit.
- She was breathalysed at the scene of the accident and was found to be under the influence.
- The driver was breathalysed and it showed he had just exceeded the safe alcohol limit.
- The officer breathalysed the driver and found that his blood alcohol content was twice the allowed limit.