HyperDic: inject

English > 6 senses of the word *inject*:
VERB	body	inject, shoot	give an injection to
	change	inject	to introduce (a new aspect or element)
	contact	inject, shoot	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
	consumption	inject	take by injection
	consumption	inject	feed intravenously
	communication	inject, interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in	to insert / insert between other elements

inject > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnjheh'kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *inject*: 6 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	Give an injection to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
Model	Did he inject his foot?
Example	"We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
Synonym	shoot
Category	medicine, practice of 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
Narrower	immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate	Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
Narrower	infuse	introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
Broader	administer, dispense	Give or apply (medications)
Similar to	inject, shoot	Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
Spanish	dar una inyección, introducir, inyectar
Catalan	injectar, introduir
Adjectives	injectable	(used of drugs) capable of being injected
Nouns	injectant	any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
Nouns	injection	the act of putting a liquid / liquid into the body by means of a syringe

English > *inject*: 6 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	To introduce (a new aspect or element).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"He injected new life into the performance"
Broader	add	make an addition (to)
Spanish	inyectar
Catalan	injectar

English > *inject*: 6 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
Model	They inject the fruit with a chemical; They inject a chemical into the fruit
Example	"inject hydrogen into the balloon"
Synonym	shoot
Broader	insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce	introduce
Similar to	inject, shoot	Give an injection to
Adjectives	injectable	(used of drugs) capable of being injected
Nouns	injection	the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
Nouns	injector	a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)

English > *inject*: 6 senses > verb 4, consumption
Meaning	Take by injection.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"inject heroin"
Narrower	mainline	inject into the vein
Narrower	pop	Take drugs, especially orally
Broader	drug, do drugs	Use recreational drugs
Spanish	inyectarse, inyectar
Catalan	injectar-se, injectar
Nouns	injectant	any solution that is injected (as into the skin)

English > *inject*: 6 senses > verb 5, consumption
Meaning	feed intravenously.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Broader	feed, give	Give food to
Spanish	inyectar suero, inyectar

English > *inject*: 6 senses > verb 6, communication
Meaning	To insert / insert between other elements.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in
Broader	interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off	make a break / break in
Spanish	intercalar, interponer

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