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Noun | 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" |
2. | insert - an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | |
3. | 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 | |
4. | 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" | |
Verb | 1. | insert - 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 embed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - 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 |
2. | insert - 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 slip - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrant | |
3. | insert - fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" | |
4. | insert - insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" spatchcock - interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story |