to get involved in or interfere with a matter, often without invitation or necessity

to insert, stick in, or plug in

an incidental or secondary event occurring within a larger sequence of events

to perform medical intubation; the procedure of inserting a tube into a body canal or hollow organ

to take turns or alternate between different elements or activities

to interrupt a conversation or butt in while someone else is speaking

an electrical socket or power outlet

to transplant rice seedlings

to settle and work in a rural production team, specifically referring to the movement during the Cultural Revolution

to secretly or strategically place someone (such as a spy or mole) within an organization

to interrupt a radio or TV program with a commercial insert, breaking news etc.

the art of arranging cut flowers or decorative plants; ikebana

to interrupt someone speaking or to butt in

a side remark or comment that deviates from the main subject of discussion

an electrical or mechanical receptacle intended to receive a plug

mechanical bolt or latch used for locking windows, doors, or cabinets

lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle; fig. to make use of every bit of time or space

to extend, poke, or point vertically upward into something high

to step between two people in a romantic relationship

(agriculture) to plant by cuttage; to propagate from cuttings

to value friendship so highly that one is willing to face any danger or make any sacrifice for a friend

interpolation (math.)

to join a class partway through the course

to crack jokes or engage in buffoonery to liven things up in a conversation or social situation

to install hardware components internally rather than as an external peripheral

lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

referring to an inline connector or electronic component

to poke one's nose into people's business or interfere in a situation

the mathematical process of estimating a value outside the known range of data

to plant roots; to propagate from root cuttings

a terrible shame, especially referring to a beautiful or talented woman married to an ugly or unworthy man; literally, a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure

to propagate from leaf cuttings

a short musical or dramatic performance between the main parts of a production

to slide in and out or move back and forth repeatedly

crowded tightly or jam-packed together

to stick, plant, or place an object into a surface or container

to be unable to intervene

to insert or connect a component into a device or system

(genetics) insertion element

interjection; parenthetical expression

designed to have a card or ticket inserted (of a device, e.g. public telephone, ticket inspection machine)

to intubate (colloquial)