Definition of inject Inject

/ɪnʤɛˈkt/ - [injekt] - in•ject

We found 19 definitions of inject from 6 different sources.

What does inject mean?

WordNet

Verb injects, injecting, injected
inject - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
		shoot
		dispense, administer grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
		practice of medicine, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
		infuse introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"
		vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
		inject, shoot give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
inject - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
		shoot
		inject, shoot give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
		inclose, stick in, enclose, insert, put in, introduce surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
inject - take by injection; "inject heroin"
		do drugs, drug administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
		mainline inject into the vein; "She is mainlining heroin"
		pop burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
inject - to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance"
		add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
inject - feed intravenously
		feed, give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
inject - to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"
		interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in
		disrupt, interrupt, cut off, break up throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"

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Wiktionary

inject (Verb)
To push or pump something, especially fluids into a cavity or passage.
inject (Verb)
To introduce something suddenly or violently.
inject (Verb)
To administer an injection to someone or something, especially of medicine or drugs.
inject (Verb)
To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
inject (Verb)
To introduce code into an existing program or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a security vulnerability.
inject (Verb)
To cast or throw; used with on.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

inject (v. t.)
To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.
inject (v. t.)
Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.
inject (v. t.)
To cast or throw; -- with on.
inject (v. t.)
To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

inject
To give an injection to.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

inject
in-jekt′, v.t. to throw into: to cast on: to make to pass in or into.—ns. Injec′tion, act of injecting or throwing in or into: the act of filling the vessels of an animal body with any liquid: a liquid to be injected into any part of the body; Injec′tor, one who injects: something used for injecting, especially an apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam-boiler. [L. injicĕre, injectum—in, into, jacĕre, to throw.]