insert
to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article.
something inserted or to be inserted.
an extra leaf or section, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical, especially a leaf or section consisting of an illustration or advertisement printed on different paper.
any small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type.
a paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc.
Movies, Radio and Television. cut-in (defs. 1, 2)
Origin of insert
1Other words from insert
- in·sert·a·ble, adjective
- in·sert·er, noun
- in·ter·in·sert, verb (used with object)
- pre·in·sert, verb (used with object)
- re·in·sert, verb (used with object)
- sub·in·sert, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby insert
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How to use insert in a sentence
For something with a little more grip, Kitchen-pro’s chainmail comes wrapped around a silicone insert.
Metal scrubbers to keep your cast iron skillet in pristine condition | PopSci Commerce Team | September 23, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWith practical removable laundry bag inserts or collapsible options, there are ways to improve function and style.
Attractive laundry hampers that make your dirty clothes look a little better | PopSci Commerce Team | September 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWhile excipients are listed on packaging or package insert for over-the-counter and prescription drugs, this information can be difficult to find.
The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you | By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe latter includes the game case and any manuals or inserts that would typically come included with the title.
Pick up The Last of Us Part II for $10 off—or take $30 off a used copy | Ars Staff | September 3, 2020 | Ars TechnicaOutfits like the Manufacturing Solutions Center are also uniquely qualified to develop a new generation of higher-performance cloth masks, or ones that use small filter inserts to stretch scarce materials further.
Mixner would insert it via an IV and hold his friend until the drip was completed.
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People | Tim Teeman | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese tend to arrive when Shuler tempers his impulse to insert himself into the action.
Klinsmann may also insert Aron Johannsson at some point if the Americans need added juice up front.
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Big Tobacco, Not MRSA, Is the Real Problem With E-Cigarettes | Kent Sepkowitz | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTinsert your own cognitive disabilities from head-butting in the House of Representatives joke.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour | P. J. O’Rourke | March 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll insert yis (or yes) before parde; which spoils both sense and metre.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAll insert white after Was, which spoils metre and story (see l. 948).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAll badly insert pure (dissyllabic) before flat; but smothe has two syllables.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerAt the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.
Those chiefs generally insert gold in the teeth, which is so well fitted that it does not hinder their talking or eating at all.
British Dictionary definitions for insert
to put in or between; introduce
to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate
something inserted
a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc
another word for cut in (def. 6)
Origin of insert
1Derived forms of insert
- insertable, adjective
- inserter, noun
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