{
    "term": "injection",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **give somebody an injection**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was treated with penicillin injections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "daily injections of insulin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An anaesthetic was administered **by injection**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In some US states execution is by **lethal injection**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both groups received a second injection with the same solution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can I bring my dog in for his booster injection?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had to have a tetanus injection after injuring himself with a shovel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The best treatment is antibiotics, preferably by injection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rats received a daily injection of the drug."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They gave her an injection to stop the pain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an injection against whooping cough"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an injection into the vein"
                },
                {
                    "text": "injections for diabetes"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["intramuscular", "intravenous", "painkilling"],
                "verb + injection": ["have", "administer", "give somebody"],
                "preposition": ["by injection", "injection against", "injection for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a large sum of money that is spent to help improve a situation, business, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The theatre faces closure unless it gets an urgent cash injection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company had reached the size where it needed an injection of capital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The infrastructure requires a massive cash injection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cash injection from the Belgian state"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an injection of cash into the economy"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["massive", "substantial", "much-needed"],
                "verb + injection": ["need", "require", "give something"],
                "preposition": ["injection from", "injection into"],
                "phrases": ["an injection of capital, cash, resources, etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an act of forcing a liquid or other substance into something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a 2-litre direct injection engine"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdʒekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/injection/injection__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdʒekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/injection/injection__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin injectio(n-), from the verb inicere, from in- ‘into’ + jacere ‘throw’."
}