INSERT

insert, cut-in

(noun) (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film

insert, cut-in

(noun) (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program

insert, inset

(noun) an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

insert

(noun) a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce

(verb) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; “Insert your ticket here”

tuck, insert

(verb) fit snugly into; “insert your ticket into the slot”; “tuck your shirttail in”

insert, infix, enter, introduce

(verb) put or introduce into something; “insert a picture into the text”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

insert (third-person singular simple present inserts, present participle inserting, simple past and past participle inserted)

(transitive) To put in between or into.

Synonyms

• (put in between or into): enter, inset, introduce, put in, put inside

Antonyms

• delete

Noun

insert (plural inserts)

An image inserted into text.

A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.

A mechanical component inserted into another.

(linguistics) An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.

(genetics) A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.

(television) A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.

(film, television) A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.

Anagrams

• Stiner, Strine, Tiners, estrin, inerts, inters, niters, nitres, sinter, terins, triens, trines

Noun

Insert (plural Inserts)

A key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer.

Synonyms

• Ins

Anagrams

• Stiner, Strine, Tiners, estrin, inerts, inters, niters, nitres, sinter, terins, triens, trines

Source: Wiktionary


In*sert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inserting.] Etym: [L. insertus, p. p. of inserere to insert; pref. in- in + serere to join, connect. See Series.]

Definition: To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to insert a letter, word, or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement in a newspaper. These words were very weakly inserted where they will be so liable to misconstruction. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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