Meaning

(transitive) To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
2. (transitive) To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
3. (transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
4. (intransitive) To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
5. (transitive, computing) To introduce (code) into an existing program or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a security vulnerability.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To cast or throw; used with on.
7. (transitive) To introduce or add (something that is different or foreign).

Example Sentences

The nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.

Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency into the British music scene.

Caesar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs.

Now lie back while we inject you with the anesthetic.

to inject the blood vessels

It's been a week since I stopped injecting, and I'm still in withdrawal.

Yes, you'll have to use CreateRemoteThread to "inject code" if you want information like the current directory of a process (at least on NT 3.5x).

As soon as a virus programmer discovers that some popular ActiveX thing has a bug that can be exploited, e.g. with controlled crashes to inject code, it's going to be a disaster.

Word Forms

• injects
• injecting
• injected

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When Should You Use Inject?

Use inject when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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