Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To put or set into, between, or among: synonym: introduce.
- transitive verb To put or introduce into the body of something; interpolate.
- transitive verb To place into an orbit, trajectory, or stream.
- transitive verb To put into action.
- noun Something inserted or intended for insertion, as a picture or chart into written material.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something inserted.
- To put in; place or cause to be placed in or among; introduce: as, to
insert a key in a lock; to insert an advertisement in a newspaper. - In anatomy and zoology, to attach, as a muscle or ligament to a bone. See
insertion , 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
put in between or into. - noun An image inserted into text.
- noun A
promotional leaflet inserted into amagazine ,newspaper , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
- noun an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
- noun (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program
- verb fit snugly into
- verb introduce
- verb put or introduce into something
- verb insert casually
- noun (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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You don't need to unescape data on the way out either - it's magic! my $firstname = param ( 'firstname'); my $lastname = param ( 'lastname'); my $insert = $dbh - > prepare ( "insert into users (firstname, lastname) values (?,
Fedora People 2009
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Then we just run our query. public function insert ($table, $values, $rows = null) if ($this - > tableExists ($table)) {$insert = 'INSERT INTO'. $table; if ($rows!
doggdot.us 2009
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As I've mentioned in prior calls, direct response, we did see some small declines in our first year persistency on a segment of that business which was primarily what we call our insert media which, those changes we've now reversed as a result of some rate test that that we did and actually for 2009 we'll see our first year persistency improve in that marketplace.
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009
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I use the ceramic insert from a slow cooker as a water bowl.
Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010
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[They again insert his head into the commode] * Sad news: New Jersey did not listen to Bruce.
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Designed by Aimee Wilder the Analog Nights Pillow are 16″ square,100% cotton with removable zipper case and fiberfill insert (for those looking for even a more cushy feel, a down insert is offered as an option).
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Do you mean to say that a lack of a scientific theory is evidence of God's direct involvement in [insert your favorite phenomenon]?
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For this reason, the number of side effects listed in the package insert is much greater than that listed by the CDC and AAP.
Vaccines and Society 2010
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Do you mean to say that a lack of a scientific theory is evidence of God's direct involvement in [insert your favorite phenomenon]?
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All Replies from archer of the b ... wrote 36 weeks 2 days ago you nead some matches, a real knife, a water container, something to boil/cook in, a hiking staff (glue a screw in insert in the bottom of this and screw that broadhead into it and ya now have a spear). and some fire starters petrolium jelly, toilet paper etc.
First survivial kit 2009
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