insert

Definition

  • verb: to put (something) in something
  • verb: to put or thrust in
  • often + 'in' or 'into'
  • synonyms: introduce, infix, interpose

Examples

  • Try 'inserting' a couple of jokes 'into' your speech to keep your audience's attention.

  • Each box includes an 'insert' explaining the product's proper use.

  • They tried to 'insert' themselves into the conversation.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh,that was a dead end. Scrambled eggs are as good as they're ever going to be. So... fish? I read an article about japanese scientists who inserted dna from luminous jellyfish into other animals, and I thought,"hey,fish nightlights. " Fish nightlights? It's a billion-dollar idea. Mum's the word. (..)
    2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Luminous Fish Effect Season: 1 Episode 4
  • (..) - Yes. - Big through the hips? Roomy? - They all were. - What else? She had an object deliberately inserted into her throat. Now, that hasn't been made public yet. We don't know what it means. Was it a butterfly? Yes. A moth. Just like the one we found (..)
    1991 The Silence of the Lambs
  • (..) What are we doin' here? Okay, sir, we're engaged in procuring your tattoo. Welcome to the Identity Processing Program of America. Please insert your forearm into the forearm receptacle. Thank you. Please speak your name as it appears on your current federal identity card... - Document number GL. (..)
    2006 Idiocracy