Meaning of put in | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To place inside.
   transitive
2. To imprison or place in a prison cell.
   ditransitive, transitive
3. To apply, request, or submit.
   intransitive
4. To contribute.
   transitive
5. To call at (a place or port), especially as a deviation from an intended journey.
   dated, intransitive
6. To declare or make official
   transitive
7. To plant a crop.
   transitive
8. To make (a telephone call).
   transitive
9. To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire.
   transitive
10. To install or deliver.
    transitive
11. To injure the body of (someone).
    slang, transitive
12. To distribute type that is ready for composing.
    obsolete

Examples

“Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it.”

“They put me in the state pen for a year for that.”

“They put me in with an absolute maniac for a cellmate.”

“I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer.”

“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.”

“We put in at Brixham, a most excellent fishing Town, but very dirty and disagreeable.”

““They were bound for Quebec—hadn’t any notion of coming to P. E. I. They had a long rough voyage and water got scarce, so the captain of the New Moon put in here to get some.”

“The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty.”

“We've put in carrots in the east field.”

“Put in my name as your emergency contact.”

“I'm putting in a new water heater in the spring.”

“She put six shots in him.”

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