| insertion | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. insertion, interpolation | a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted.; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| n. (act) | 2. insertion, introduction, intromission | the act of putting one thing into another. |
| ~ movement | the act of changing the location of something.; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" |
| ~ cannulation, cannulisation, cannulization, canulation, canulisation, canulization, intubation | the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ. |
| ~ instillation, instillment, instilment | the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop. |
| ~ enclosing, envelopment, enclosure, inclosure | the act of enclosing something inside something else. |
| ~ injection | the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure. |
| ~ blood transfusion, transfusion | the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery. |
| ~ perfusion | pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels). |
| insert | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. insert | a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. insert, inset | an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront | a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt. |
| n. (act) | 3. cut-in, insert | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program. |
| ~ disruption, interruption, gap, break | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity.; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" |
| ~ broadcasting | taking part in a radio or tv program. |
| n. (act) | 4. cut-in, insert | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film. |
| ~ disruption, interruption, gap, break | an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity.; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" |
| ~ cinema, celluloid, film | a medium that disseminates moving pictures.; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" |
| v. (contact) | 5. enter, infix, insert, introduce | put or introduce into something.; "insert a picture into the text" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ plug in, plug into, connect | plug into an outlet.; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" |
| ~ penetrate | insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" |
| ~ cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate | introduce a cannula or tube into.; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" |
| ~ input | enter (data or a program) into a computer. |
| ~ instil, instill | enter drop by drop.; "instill medication into my eye" |
| ~ embed, imbed, implant, engraft, plant | fix or set securely or deeply.; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" |
| ~ sandwich | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects.; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" |
| ~ graft, transplant | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient. |
| v. (change) | 6. enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| ~ plug | insert as a plug.; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" |
| ~ plug | insert a plug into.; "plug the wall" |
| ~ inoculate | introduce a microorganism into. |
| ~ inset | set or place in. |
| ~ glass | put in a glass container. |
| ~ catheterise, catheterize | insert a catheter into (a body part).; "catheterize the patient's bladder" |
| ~ cup | put into a cup.; "cup the milk" |
| ~ interlard, intersperse | introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions. |
| ~ feed in, feed | introduce continuously.; "feed carrots into a food processor" |
| ~ slip | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly.; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" |
| ~ foist | insert surreptitiously or without warrant. |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
| v. (contact) | 7. insert, tuck | fit snugly into.; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| v. (communication) | 8. insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in | insert casually.; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" |
| ~ add, append, supply | state or say further.; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" |
| ~ spatchcock | interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story. |
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