Insert (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
  2. to introduce or cause to be introduced into the body of something: to insert an extra paragraph in an article.
noun
  1. something inserted or to be inserted.
  2. an extra leaf or section, printed independently, for binding or tipping into a book or periodical, especially a leaf or section consisting of an illustration or advertisement printed on different paper.
  3. any small picture, device, etc., surrounded partly or completely by body type.
  4. a paper, circular, etc., placed within the folds of a newspaper or the leaves of a book, periodical, etc.
  5. cut-in (defs. 1, 2)
verb (ɪnˈsɜːt) (tr)
  1. to put in or between; introduce
  2. to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate
noun (ˈɪnsɜːt)
  1. something inserted
    • a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book
    • a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc
  2. another word for cut in (def. 6)
Insert (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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