1. Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
   "inject hydrogen into the balloon";
   - shoot
    
2. Give an injection to
   "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein";
   - shoot
    
3. Take by injection
   "inject heroin"
    
4. To insert between other elements
   "She injected clever remarks";
   - interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in
    
5. To introduce (a new aspect or element)
   "He injected new life into the performance"
    
6. Feed intravenously
   "The nurse injected nutrients into the patient's IV"

Derived forms: injected, injects, injecting

Type of: add, administer, cut off, dispense, disrupt, do drugs [informal], drug, enclose, feed, give, inclose, insert, interrupt, introduce, put in, stick in

Encyclopedia: Inject