Insert and Shoot

Insert

Insert verb - To put among or between others.

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Shoot and insert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shoot" instead the word "Insert" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: inserted, inset, insertion, inserting, inserter

Shoot verb - Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.

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Insert and shoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insert" instead the word "Shoot" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

brief	brief insert	brief shoot
complete	complete insert	complete shoot
single	single insert	single shoot
entire	entire insert	entire shoot
Other adjectives: quick, classic, occasional, different.

But if you have a bazooka team ready, you can have them shoot the tank once, which will knock the hatch open and allow you to insert said grenade.

Source: Insert Grenade Here
The Last of Us has Ellie, a fourteen year old girl who can shoot, swears like a sailor, and her biggest reaction to someone being shot to pieces is 'Oh [insert swearword here]'.

Source: Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
Moving these into abandoned bowling alleys gave Nintendo their Laser Clay Ranges, where players would insert some coins and shoot at electronic targets installed at the ends of lanes.

Source: Creator / Nintendo

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