to insert

Examples

• All

• Please insert passport.

  Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

• The entire sensor package, incorporating a rechargeable battery, was shrink-wrapped and inserted into the thumbhole.

  Academic text (2011)

• Is it, can we insert whatever code we want?

  Tom Bilyeu

• Well, let's see, I could also insert a line.

• So the idea here is let's say we want to insert X.

• So I'll probably insert them in a second.

• You know, you could insert him back in for that title shot whenever.

  Theo Von Clips

• Insert your credit in the slot.

  Judge Dredd (1995)

• We're going to insert a hash function here.

• So that's the file that allows you to insert the electronics piece.

  Adam Savage’s Tested

Synonyms

P

to put in

vsto insert

989 1.7

Place something inside another thing or space

is more general, covering physical placing and adding in conversations or texts

T

to tuck

vsto insert

325 2.0

To put something into a small place so it is neat or hidden

is less specific about care or neatness and can be plain placement

E

to embed

vsto insert

88 4.8

Fix firmly inside another material so it becomes part of it

is less forceful and can mean simple placement rather than deep fixing

I

to inject

vsto insert

62 3.9

Add a new idea or quality to something

covers adding both physical objects and verbal or textual elements alike

S

to stick in

vsto insert

45 3.0

Push something into another thing so it goes inside

is more general and also covers careful or verbal placements rather than only forceful ones

S

to slip in

vsto insert

19 4.4

To add a small comment quietly to a conversation or text

is broader, including obvious or deliberate additions as well as subtle ones

S

to sneak in

vsto insert

• Informal

15 3.4

To include something quietly so people do not notice

is neutral about attention, covering both quiet and noticeable additions

I

to introduce

vsto insert

15 3.1

To put or add something into another thing

is a broader action that applies to objects, remarks, or elements in many settings

T

to throw in

vsto insert

• Informal

14 3.8

Add a short comment during a conversation

is wider, covering physical placing as well as brief conversational additions

I

to interpose

vsto insert

• Formal

6 7.5

To interrupt by adding a remark or placing something between people

is neutral and can mean placing things without the sense of interruption

I

to interpolate

vsto insert

• Formal

1 9.2

Put extra words or lines into a text, often changing its original meaning

is more general and also applies to physical or conversational additions

I

to intercalate

vsto insert

• Specialized

9.8

To put an object between two parts or layers

is broader, applying to many positions not only between layers

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

E

to extract

166 3.9

To remove something from somewhere, often by effort, or to get information

How Forceful

to ram

1 4.1

to shove

528 2.7

to push in

• UK

5 5.6

to insert

208 3.5

to put in

989 1.7

to place

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology