- injection
- noun1 act of injecting sbADJECTIVE▪ intramuscular, intravenous▪ painkilling▪ tetanus (esp. BrE) (usually tetanus shot in AmE)▪ insulin, penicillin, etc.▪ Botox™, collagen▪ booster (esp. BrE) (usually booster shot in AmE)▪
Can I bring my dog in for his booster injection?
▪ lethal▪In some states execution is by lethal injection.
▪ regular▪ daily, weeklyVERB + INJECTION▪ have▪He had to have a tetanus injection after injuring himself. (esp. BrE)
▪ administer, give sb, perform▪They gave her an injection to stop the pain. (esp. BrE)
▪ get, receive▪The rats received a daily injection of the drug.
PREPOSITION▪ by injection▪The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection.
▪ injection against▪an injection against whooping cough
▪ injection for▪injections for diabetes
▪ injection in, injection into▪an injection into the vein
▪ injection with▪Both groups received a second injection with the same solution.
2 moneyADJECTIVE▪ massive, substantial (BrE)▪The infrastrucure requires a massive cash injection.
▪ 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)▪ get, receivePREPOSITION▪ injection from▪a cash injection from the state
▪ injection into▪an injection of cash into the economy
PHRASES▪ an injection of capital, cash, resources, etc.▪The company had reached the size where it needed an injection of capital.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.