English Dictionary
◊ PUT IN
put in
v 1: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: {insert}, {enclose},
{inclose}, {stick in}, {introduce}]
2: devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three
hours every day at the hospital"
3: lay away for future use [syn: {store}, {hive away}, {lay in},
{salt away}, {stack away}, {stash away}]
4: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in,
even wehn he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: {chime
in}, {cut in}, {butt in}, {barge in}, {break in}]
5: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a
new sink" [syn: {install}, {instal}, {set up}]
6: put on an application, apply for a job, in a competition,
etc.; "We put in a grant to the NSF" [syn: {submit}]
7: to insert between other elements: "She interjected clever
remarks." [syn: {interject}, {come in}, {interpose}, {throw
in}, {inject}]