inject
put a drug into the body
to push a liquid drug into a person's or animal's body with a needle
to inject [something] into [someone/something]
- The nurse will inject the vaccine into your upper arm.
- He injects insulin into his stomach twice a day to control his diabetes.
- The doctor carefully injected the drug into the vein.
- Paramedics injected her with a painkiller at the scene of the accident.
- This medication can be injected directly into the muscle for faster effect.
- The doctor injected the medicine into my arm.
- A nurse injected him with a strong drug.
- She injects insulin every morning before breakfast.
- They injected the vaccine into the child's leg.
- The vet injected the dog to stop the pain.
force liquid or gas into something
to push a liquid or gas into something using pressure or a machine
to inject [substance] into [something]
- Modern car engines inject fuel directly into the cylinders.
- They injected air into the pipe to clear the blockage.
- The machine injects molten plastic into the mold.
- Engineers plan to inject water into the well to increase pressure.
- The system automatically injects chemicals into the pool to keep it clean.
- The pump injects fuel into the engine.
- The device injects air into the tank.
- Workers inject water into the ground.
- The machine injects hot plastic into the mold.
- They inject chemicals into the pipe to clean it.
add energy or a new quality
to bring a new feeling, energy, or quality into a situation or activity
to inject [quality] into [something]
- The new coach has injected energy into the team.
- We need to inject some fun into these long meetings.
- Her performance injected real emotion into the play.
- The director tried to inject more tension into the final scene.
- Fresh leadership has injected new life into the company.
- The teacher injected energy into the class.
- Music injected life into the party.
- We want to inject some fun into the event.
- The manager injected new ideas into the project.
- The speaker injected hope into his words.
add money or resources
to put money or other help into a business, project, or economy to support it
to inject [money/resources] into [something]
- The government plans to inject billions of dollars into the struggling economy.
- Investors have agreed to inject fresh capital into the startup.
- The bank injected extra funds into the project to keep it going.
- They hope to inject new money into the region through tourism.
- Shareholders voted to inject additional resources into the company.
- The government injected money into the economy.
- The company needs someone to inject cash into it.
- Investors injected fresh capital into the business.
- They injected more funds into the project.
- The bank injected extra money into the market.
insert code or data into a system
to put data or computer code into a program or system, often in a way that can change it or attack it
to inject [code/data] into [a system/program]
- Attackers were able to inject malicious code into the website.
- The tool can inject test data into the application at runtime.
- They discovered a vulnerability that allowed hackers to inject SQL commands into the database.
- By intercepting the traffic, the attacker can inject packets into the network stream.
- Engineers use this framework to inject faults into the system and measure its resilience.
- Hackers injected bad code into the website.
- The program injects test data into the system.
- A bug lets someone inject commands into the server.
- They can inject packets into the network.
- The tool injects fake data into the app for testing.
- Base: inject
- 3rd Person Singular: injects
- Present Participle: injecting
- Past: injected
inject a sense of
1add a particular feeling or quality
to bring a special feeling or quality, like hope, urgency, or humor, into a situation or activity
- The film injects a sense of realism into the story.
- Her speech injected a sense of urgency into the debate.
- The design team injected a sense of fun into the product.
inject capital into
1add investment money to something
to put investment money into a company or project to help it grow or continue
- The bank agreed to inject capital into the failing airline.
- They are looking for investors willing to inject capital into the project.
- The fund plans to inject capital into several small tech firms.
inject cash into
1add cash money to something
to put cash money into a business, project, or system to help it
- The investors agreed to inject cash into the startup.
- The government is set to inject cash into the health system.
- They had to inject cash into the company to avoid bankruptcy.
inject code into
1place code inside a system
to put computer code into another program or system, usually to change how it works or to attack it
- The attacker managed to inject code into the login page.
- This exploit lets you inject code into the running process.
- They used a script to inject code into the mobile app.
inject funds into
1add money to support something
to put money into an organization, project, or area to support it
- The city plans to inject funds into public transport.
- Several donors injected funds into the charity after the disaster.
- They decided to inject more funds into research and development.
inject into
1put something into something
to put a substance, money, energy, or another thing into something else, often using force or effort
- Doctors injected the drug into the vein.
- The government plans to inject more money into education.
- The new manager injected fresh ideas into the team.
inject life into
1make something more lively or exciting
to make an activity, group, or place more lively, interesting, or full of energy
- The new teacher has really injected life into the school.
- A live band would inject life into the party.
- The recent changes have injected life into the local economy.
inject with
1put substance in using a needle
to give someone or something a drug or other substance by pushing it in with a needle
- The nurse injected him with a sedative.
- Paramedics injected the patient with a strong painkiller.
- The vet injected the dog with a vaccine.