install
noun
1. (informal) Installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.)
2. (computing) (jargon): A computer software utility that is run to install a software application. Also used attributively.
- After inserting the disk, you need to run the install.
- But I can't find the install disk.
verb
1. set up for use
- install the washer and dryer
Similar word(s): instal
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
2. put into an office or a position
- the new president was installed immediately after the election
Similar word(s): instal
Definition categories: social
3. place
Similar word(s): establish, instal
Definition categories: contact
Sentences with install as a verb:
- I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.
- He was installed as Chancellor of the University.
- I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.