put in

verb, noun — 13 senses

put in

verbalso spelled put-in

Etymology From put + in.

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

To place inside.

  • Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it.
2

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.
3

To apply, request, or submit.

  • I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer.
4

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.
5

Nautical, Transport Dated To call at (a place or port), especially as a deviation from an intended journey.

  • We put in at Brixham, a most excellent fishing Town, but very dirty and disagreeable.1773, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 18:
  • “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.1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Chapter 7”, in Emily of New Moon:
6

To declare or make official.

  • The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty.
7

To plant a crop.

  • We've put in carrots in the east field.
8

To make (a telephone call).

9

To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire.

  • Put in my name as your emergency contact.
10

To install or deliver.

  • I'm putting in a new water heater in the spring.
11

Slang To injure the body of (someone).

African-American Vernacular

  • She put six shots in him.
12

Media, Printing, Publishing Obsolete To distribute type that is ready for composing.

Derived terms
put-in

put-in

noun

/ˈpʊt ɪn/

Etymology Deverbal from put in.

1

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports restarting play by rolling or throwing the ball into the scrum; the right to do this

  • The abovementioned scenario is illegal, and the referee would order a scrum at the place of the original penalty, with the put in to the black team.2005 June 30, Designated Members of the Rugby Committee, Clarification 3 2005, World Rugby
  • The whole point of the laws as drawn is to make the scrum a contest whereby the put-in side has the advantage of timing the feed and having its hooker closer to the ball.2013 September 30, Brian Moore, “Crooked put-ins make scrums a test of brute strength”, in The Daily Telegraph:
Synonyms
feed

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