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put in

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: put in

1
 v
break into a conversation
2
 v
introduce
3
 v
make an application as for a job or funding
4
 v
keep or lay aside for future use
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: put in
1

v break into a conversation

Synonyms:
barge in, break in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in
Types:
disrupt, interrupt
interfere in someone else's activity
cut in
interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner
cut short
cause to end earlier than intended
Type of:
break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
make a break in
2

v introduce

Synonyms:
enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, stick in
Types:
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plug
insert as a plug
plug
insert a plug into
inoculate
introduce a microorganism into
inset
set or place in
glass
put in a glass container
catheterise, catheterize
insert a catheter into (a body part)
cup
put into a cup
interlard, intersperse
introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
feed, feed in
introduce continuously
slip
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
foist
insert surreptitiously or without warrant
inject, shoot
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
seed
inoculate with microorganisms
interleave
intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations
Type of:
lay, place, pose, position, put, set
put into a certain place or abstract location

v set up for use

“We put in a new sink”
Synonyms:
instal, install, set up
Types:
retrofit
fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house
reinstall
install again
post, put up
place so as to be noticed
Type of:
lay, place, pose, position, put, set
put into a certain place or abstract location

v to insert between other elements

Synonyms:
come in, inject, interject, interpose, throw in
Type of:
break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
make a break in
3

v make an application as for a job or funding

“We put in a grant to the NSF”
Synonyms:
submit
Type of:
apply
ask (for something)
4

v keep or lay aside for future use

Synonyms:
hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store
Types:
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bin
store in bins
computerise, computerize
store in a computer
victual
lay in provisions
accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up
get or gather together
hive
store, like bees
run up
pile up (debts or scores)
corral
collect or gather
collect, pull in
get or bring together
come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
gather (money or other resources) together over time
chunk, lump
put together indiscriminately
bale
make into a bale
catch
take in and retain
fund
accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
fund
place or store up in a fund for accumulation
Type of:
hold on, keep
retain possession of
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