挟む

also 挿む

1. godan verb, transitive to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
2. to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose
3. to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
4. to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
5. to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
6. to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
7. usually in kana, go (game), usu. ハサむ to pincer

さしはさむ also 差し挟む · 差し挾む

1. godan verb, transitive to insert
2. to interrupt; to slip in a word
3. to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour; to entertain (e.g. a theory)