Verb

(en verb)

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

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

To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.

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

* Milton

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

To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.

Now lie back while we inject you with the anesthetic.

to inject the blood vessels

To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.

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

(computing) To introduce (code) into an existing program or its memory space, often without tight integration and sometimes through a security vulnerability.

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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).

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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.

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, year=2003 , author=Ryan Russell , title=Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box , chapter=The Thief No One Saw citation , isbn=1931836876 , page=146 , passage=A quick test to see if I can inject SQL data is to enter my username and password as 'a.}}

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, year=2007 , author=Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen , title=XSS Attacks: Cross-Site Scripting Exploits and Defense , chapter=XSS Theory citation , isbn=1931836876 , page=86 , passage=DOM XSS is an unusual method for injecting JavaScript into a user's browser.}}

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, year=2010 , author=Andrew Moore , title=Visual Studio 2010 All-in-One for Dummies , chapter=AJAX Explained: What It Does and Why You Should Consider Using It citation , isbn=9780470539439 , page=410 , passage=The AJAX controls inject the appropriate JavaScript code into the HTML output stream without you needing to code any JavaScript yourself.}}

(obsolete) To cast or throw; used with on .

* Alexander Pope

And mound inject on mound.

Verb

(increas)

(of a quantity) To become larger.

* Bible, Genesis vii. 17

The waters increased and bare up the ark.

* Shakespeare

The heavens forbid / But that our loves and comforts should increase , / Even as our days do grow!

To make (a quantity) larger.

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To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

* Sir M. Hale

Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn.

(astronomy) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

The Moon increases .