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insert
/ɪnˈsɝt/
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What does insert mean?
verb
- To put in between or into.
noun
- An image inserted into text.
- A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.
More meanings (9)
noun
- A mechanical component inserted into another.
- An expression, such as "please" or an interjection, that may occur at various points in an utterance.
- A sequence of DNA inserted into another DNA molecule.
- A pre-recorded segment included as part of a live broadcast.
- A close-up shot used to draw attention to a particular element of a larger scene.
- (informal) A diaper insert.
- A plug-in that adds an effect to an audio track.
- A key to toggle between text insert mode and overwrite mode.
- A key that when pressed switches between the overtype mode and the insert mode of a computer.
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IPA pronunciation
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He saw Weintraub pull a key out of his pocket, insert it very carefully in the lock, and open the door stealthily.
No doubt some imperceptible cranny, some defect in the cement, allows her to insert her ovipositor, which shoots out like a probe.
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They insert a hyphae into the gap between individual plant cells in a root hair or just behind the growing root tip.
I got the punishment myself, as it was supposed that I had heedlessly failed to insert the wooden pin which kept the gate closed.