What is "put in"

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To place inside. 2 (context intransitive English) To apply, request, or submit. 3 (context transitive English) To contribute. 4 (context intransitive English) To call at, arrive at, or enter a place (e.g., to enter a harbor or port)

1. v. 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. keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" [syn: store, hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away]

4. break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" [syn: chime in, cut in, butt in, chisel 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. make an application as for a job or funding; "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]