put in
verb- To place inside. · Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it.
- To imprison or place in a prison cell. · They put me in the state pen for a year for that.· They put me in with an absolute maniac for a cellmate.
- To apply, request, or submit. · I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer.
- To contribute. · I put in an extra hour at work today.· Despite his success, the comedian liked to put in appearances at some of the smaller venues.
- To call at (a place or port), especially as a deviation from an intended journey.
- To declare or make official. · The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty.
- To plant a crop. · We've put in carrots in the east field.
- To make (a telephone call).
From the library
Think of the honor of your little Anne being put in the spare-room bed.”
It’s been fearful lonesome here without you, and I never put in four longer days.”
It was in the ‘Times’ and the ‘Courier,’ I know; though it was not put in as it ought to be.
His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket.
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