inject

Verb
  1. Give an injection to (synset 200086072)
    "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
    referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
    is a type of: administer, dispense - give or apply (medications)
    subtypes:
    same as: shoot
    verb group: inject, shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
  2. To introduce (a new aspect or element) (synset 200187413)
    "He injected new life into the performance"
    is a type of: add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
  3. Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing (synset 201588444)
    "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
    is a type of: enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in - place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
    same as: shoot
    verb group: inject, shoot - give an injection to
  4. Take by injection (synset 201201851)
    "inject heroin"
    is a type of: do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs
    subtypes:
    • mainline - inject into the vein
    • pop - take drugs, especially orally
  5. Feed intravenously (synset 201197734)
    is a type of: feed, give - give food to
  6. To insert between other elements (synset 200916722)
    "She interjected clever remarks"
    is a type of: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt - make a break in
    same as: come in, interject, interpose, put in, throw in

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