"insert" | Definition and Related Words

insert

Noun

A folded section placed between the leaves of another publication (synset 106408455)
is a type of: section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
An artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted (synset 103578433)
is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

subtypes: dickey, dickie, dicky, shirtfront - a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

same as: inset
(broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program (synset 100385318)
referred to in: broadcasting - taking part in a radio or tv program

is a type of: break, disruption, gap, interruption - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

same as: cut-in
(film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film (synset 100385137)
referred to in: celluloid, cinema, film - a medium that disseminates moving pictures

is a type of: break, disruption, gap, interruption - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

same as: cut-in

Verb

Put or introduce into something (synset 201424276)
"insert a picture into the text"

is a type of: attach - cause to be attached
subtypes:
- connect, plug in, plug into - plug into an outlet
- penetrate - insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
- cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate - introduce a cannula or tube into
- input - enter (data or a program) into a computer
- instil, instill - enter drop by drop
- embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant - fix or set securely or deeply
- sandwich - insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects
- graft, transplant - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
same as: enter, infix, introduce
Place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing (synset 200187671)
"Insert your ticket here"

is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
subtypes:
- plug - insert as a plug
- plug - insert a plug into
- plug - replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
- 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)
- cup - put into a cup
- interlard, intersperse - introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
- feed, feed in - introduce continuously
- slip - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrant
- inject, shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
same as: enclose, inclose, introduce, put in, stick in
Fit snugly into (synset 201392430)
"insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in"

is a type of: close in, enclose, inclose, shut in - surround completely

same as: tuck
Insert casually (synset 201027611)
"She slipped in a reference to her own work"

is a type of: add, append, supply - state or say further

subtypes: spatchcock - interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

same as: slip in, sneak in, stick in

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