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insert

American  
[in-surt, in-surt] / ɪnˈsɜrt, ˈɪn sɜrt /

verb (used with object)

inserts, present (3rd person singular) inserted, past participle, past inserting present participle

  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

inserts plural

  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. Movies, Radio and Television. cut-in

insert British  

verb

  1. to put in or between; introduce

  2. to introduce, as into text, such as a newspaper; interpolate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something inserted

    1. a folded section placed in another for binding in with a book

    2. a printed sheet, esp one bearing advertising, placed loose between the leaves of a book, periodical, etc

  3. another word for cut in

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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