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DEFINITIONS OF: inject

1

v force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

“inject hydrogen into the balloon”
Synonyms:
shoot
shoot
give an injection to
Type of:
enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in
introduce

v give an injection to

“We injected the glucose into the patient's vein”
Synonyms:
shoot
shoot
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
Types:
infuse
introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinate
perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
Type of:
administer, dispense
give or apply (medications)

v take by injection

“inject heroin”
Types:
mainline
inject into the vein
pop
take drugs, especially orally
skin pop
inject (drugs) into the skin
Type of:
do drugs, drug
use recreational drugs

v feed intravenously

Type of:
feed, give
give food to

v to introduce (a new aspect or element)

“He injected new life into the performance”
Type of:
add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

v to insert between other elements

Synonyms:
come in, interject, interpose, put in, throw in
Type of:
break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
make a break in
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