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Put in
verb, slang
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To place inside. transitive
"Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it."
- 2 place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing wordnet
- 3 To place inside.; To imprison or place in a prison cell. ditransitive, transitive
"They put me in the state pen for a year for that."
- 4 break into a conversation wordnet
- 5 To apply, request, or submit. intransitive
"I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer."
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- 6 to insert between other elements wordnet
- 7 To contribute. transitive
"I put in an extra hour at work today."
- 8 make an application as for a job or funding wordnet
- 9 To call at (a place or port), especially as a deviation from an intended journey. dated, intransitive
"We put in at Brixham, a most excellent fishing Town, but very dirty and disagreeable."
- 10 set up for use wordnet
- 11 To declare or make official transitive
"The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty."
- 12 keep or lay aside for future use wordnet
- 13 To plant a crop. transitive
"We've put in carrots in the east field."
- 14 To make (a telephone call). transitive
- 15 To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire. transitive
"Put in my name as your emergency contact."
- 16 To install or deliver. transitive
"I'm putting in a new water heater in the spring."
- 17 To injure the body of (someone). slang, transitive
"She put six shots in him."
- 18 To distribute type that is ready for composing. obsolete
Etymology
From put + in.
See also for "put in"
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