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injection
verbs
have an injection
• He had to have an injection to relieve the pain.
receive an injection
formal
• The boxer received an injection of the drug before the fight.
give somebody an injection
• The nurse gave him an injection.
administer an injection
formal (= give somebody an injection )
• She was taught how to administer an injection.
adjectives
a pain-killing injection
• I needed a pain-killing injection in my elbow.
an intravenous injection
(= into a vein )
• He had given the patient an intravenous injection to calm her down.
a lethal injection
(= one that kills someone )
• Pinkerton was executed by lethal injection.
phrases
an injection against something
• You may need to be given an injection against tetanus.
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noun act of injecting sb ADJ. intramuscular, intravenous | anti-tetanus/tetanus, flu, pain-killing | insulin, penicillin, etc. | booster Can I bring my dog in for his booster injection? | lethal In some US states execution is by lethal injection. | regular | daily VERB + INJECTION have He had to have a tetanus injection after injuring himself with a shovel. | administer, give sb, perform They gave her an injection to stop the pain. | receive The rats received a daily injection of the drug. PREP. by ~ The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection. | ~ against an injection against whooping cough | ~ for injections for diabetes | ~ in/into an injection into the vein | ~ with Both groups received a second injection with the same solution. money ADJ. massive, substantial | much-needed | capital, cash An undisclosed buyer will provide a much-needed cash injection for the fragile balance sheet. VERB + INJECTION need, require | give sth, provide (sth with) | receive PREP. ~ from a cash injection from the Belgian state | ~ into an injection of cash into the economy PHRASES an injection of capital/cash/money/resources The company had reached the size where it needed an injection of capital.
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