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Definition of Put in
1. Verb. Introduce. "Insert your ticket here"
Specialized synonyms: Plug, Plug, Inoculate, Inset, Glass, Catheterise, Catheterize, Cup, Interlard, Intersperse, Feed, Feed In, Slip, Foist, Inject, Shoot
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Derivative terms: Enclosure, Inclosure, Insert, Insertion, Introduction
2. Verb. Keep or lay aside for future use. "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
Specialized synonyms: Bin, Computerise, Computerize, Victual, Accumulate, Amass, Collect, Compile, Hoard, Pile Up, Roll Up, Hive
Generic synonyms: Hold On, Keep
Derivative terms: Storage, Store
3. Verb. Break into a conversation. "Her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
Specialized synonyms: Disrupt, Interrupt
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt
4. Verb. Set up for use. "They want to put in the doors"; "We put in a new sink"
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Specialized synonyms: Retrofit, Reinstall, Post, Put Up
Derivative terms: Installing, Instalment, Installation, Installing, Installment
5. Verb. Make an application as for a job or funding. "We put in a grant to the NSF"
6. Verb. To insert between other elements. "She interjected clever remarks"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt
Derivative terms: Interjection, Interjection, Interposition, Interposition
Definition of Put in
1. Verb. (transitive) To place inside. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Put in
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1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"... a great many farmers in Livingston County began to sow spring wheat; we thought
that would be a better paying proposition than oats, so I put in spring ..."
2. Biennial Report by South Dakota, California State Board of Horticulture, State Athletic Commission (1890)
"... in the following manner: the fruit is just peeled, and a lemon rubbed over
each slice to prevent its becoming red; then put in ..."
3. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Board of Horticulture (1890)
"Quinces are also whitened in the following manner: the fruit is just peeled, and
a lemon rubbed over each slice to prevent its becoming red: then put in ..."
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