verb
definition
To put in between or into.
example
In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
noun
definition
Something inserted or set in, such as lace in garments.
Examples of inserting in a Sentence
She herself worked with her own copy, inserting the additions, marking the alterations and translating all the quotations.
The old fable of this bird inserting its beak into a reed or plunging it into the ground, and so causing the booming sound with which its name will be always associated, is also exploded, and nowadays indeed so few people in Britain have ever heard its loud and awful voice, which seems to be uttered only in the breeding-season, and is therefore unknown in a country where it no longer breeds, that incredulity as to its booming at all has in some quarters succeeded the old belief in this as in other reputed peculiarites of the species.
The process of inserting white hairs is called in the trade "pointing," and is either done by stitching them in with a needle or by adhesive caoutchouc.
The actual tempera ture of the metal itself can then be observed by inserting thermometers or thermo-couples at measured distances from the centre.
The vividness and distinction of Pascal's phrase, his singular faculty of inserting without any loss of dignity in the gravest and most impassioned meditation what may be almost called quips of thought and diction, the intense earnestness of meaning weighting but not confusing the style, all appear here.
A favorite way of indicating the eyes was by drilling two holes and inserting a white shell bead n each.
In about ten days, when the mass is milkwarm, the bed will be ready for spawning, which consists of inserting small pieces of spawn bricks into the sloping sides of the bed, about 6 in.
But he is sometimes guilty of inserting rhetorical speeches which are not only fictitious, but also misleading as an account of the speaker's sentiments.
The so-called " floating soaps " are soaps made lighter than water either by inserting cork or a metallic plate so as to form an air space within the tablet.
When we listen to the free declamation of the singers at the outset of Der fliegende Hollander - a declamation which is accompanied by 1 The subsequent division into three acts, as given in all the published editions, has been effected in the crudest way by inserting a full close in the orchestral interludes at the changes of scene, and then beginning the next scene by taking up the interludes again.
As to the third complaint, that the compilers of the Digest altered the extracts they collected, cutting out and inserting words and sentences at their own pleasure, this was a process absolutely necessary according to the instructions given them, which were to prepare a compilation representing the existing law, and to be used for the actual administration of justice in the tribunals.
This may be accomplished by using a vessel with a somewhat wide bottom, and inserting the substance so that it may be volatilized very rapidly, as, for example, in tubes of Wood's alloy, D and by filling the tube with hydrogen.
The substance is now placed on the support already mentioned, and the apparatus closed to the air by inserting the cork at D and turning the cock C. By turning or withdrawing the support the substance enters the bulb; and during its vaporization the free limb of the manometer is raised so as to maintain the mercury at a.
In constituting the text, he imposed upon himself the singular restriction of not inserting any various reading which had not already been printed in some preceding edition of the Greek text.
The author of the complete work, as we now have it, has modified the original Two Ways by inserting near the beginning a considerable section containing, among other matter, passages from the Sermon on the Mount, in which the language of St Matthew's Gospel is blended with that of St Luke's.
All possible care was taken by the Scots to guard their national independence, but Edward succeeded in inserting his favourite clause, " saving always the rights of the King of England, which belonged, or ought to belong, to him."
This can be determined by a direct calibration, by inserting a known quantity of water at a known temperature and observing the contraction, or weighing the mercury drawn into the apparatus.
Except in inserting the prayer and the Benedicite, the paraphrast draws only from the canonical part of the book of Daniel.
The other items of cost are labour, the quantity of which depends on the mechanical appliances provided for handling the converter shells and inserting the lining; and the blast, which in barrel-shaped converters is low and in vertical converters is high, and which varies therefore from 3 to is lb to the square inch.
He himself is said to have been a student of Greek literature, and to have written a history of the Marsian war in Greek, inserting solecisms to show that he was a Roman.
The cork is thereafter removed in the sections into which it has been cut, by inserting under it the wedge-shaped handle of the implement used in making the incisions.
This has driven writers to use tricks such as the one I have just used - inserting asterisks or other typographic devices.
The doctor is normally the person responsible for inserting an intravenous cannula.
Assume that you have finished inserting citations in your paper.
When it comes to charging the phone or inserting the earpiece, it does not say that you have to take these pieces out.
Spasticity can also make it difficult to deal with urinary or bowel problems including inserting catheters or giving enemas.
A hook in the back of the fish's throat can sometimes best be reached by carefully inserting the forceps via the gill cover.
Some of the smaller gherkins have a tendancy to split when inserting the screwdriver lengthways.
I would like them to wrap to the next line in the same cell, without inserting a hyphen or other character.
This involves inserting a tiny microchip, smaller than a pea, under the dog's skin.
As at April 03, only section 13 (Immigration) has been updated by inserting a new para 13.3.
It rotates by inserting a screwdriver into the slot in its side.
If motions are hard and difficult to void, try inserting a glycerol suppository to reduce straining.
The technique involves inserting the needle until it touches the pubic symphysis.
Inserting a urethral indwelling catheter dilates the urethra from the urethral orifice toward the bladder.
What the hell is the issue with it inserting line breaks and paragraph tags willy nilly?
The deficiencies of the Greek symbolism were partially remedied; subtraction was denoted by placing a dot over the subtrahend; multiplication, by placing bha (an abbreviation of bhavita, the product ") after the factors; division, by placing the divisor under the dividend; and square root, by inserting ka (an abbreviation of karana, irrational) before the quantity.
Since Jerome was born in Pannonia we may conjecture that he is inserting Nicene phrases from the Jerusalem creed into his baptismal creed, and 1 It is probable that " one " has dropped out of the first clause.
Making such meals can be as simple as cooking garbanzos on the stove and inserting a serving of the cooked legumes into the food processor with a quarter cup of water.
If you need even more space, the Nook offers the ability to expand your storage simply by inserting a memory card.
If there does seem to be a blockage, the vet may do a fine needle aspiration of the bladder by inserting a thin needle into the extended bladder and removing some of the urine.
You can enlarge the table by inserting a leaf or flipping up the sides when you have guests.
Though the practice of inserting color into the skin dates back to the days of Cleopatra, its acceptance as a beauty tool only came about in recent decades.
You use the PINsentry reader card by inserting your debit or authentication card into the device before beginning a transaction.
The web site gives you the success rate that users had in inserting the code and receiving the described offer.
Test by inserting a toothpick into the center of the cake.
Digital scrapbookers may also choose to integrate the text and images into one file before printing out the whole page and then inserting it into the book.
Pull the tongue of the boot forward before inserting your foot.
Simple wedding programs can be created from a sheet of paper or cardstock or more sophisticated programs are easy to make by inserting an inner sheet into a heavily decorated program cover.
Hiding the tab in a dollop of peanut butter, inserting it in it in a favorite treat or wrapping it in a piece of cheese can help assure your dog swallows it.