put in

Verb

put in (third-person singular simple present puts in, present participle putting in, simple past and past participle put in)

1. (transitive) To place inside.
   • Just put in the key for the ignition and turn it.
   1. (ditransitive, transitive) 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.
2. (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
   • I'm going to the bank to put in for a transfer.
3. (transitive) 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.
4. (dated, intransitive) 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
5. (transitive) To declare or make official.
   • The defendant has put in a plea of not guilty.
6. (transitive) To plant a crop.
   • We've put in carrots in the east field.
7. (transitive) To make (a telephone call).
8. (transitive) 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.
9. (transitive) To install or deliver.
   • I'm putting in a new water heater in the spring.
10. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To injure the body of (someone).
    • She put six shots in him.
11. (obsolete) To distribute type that is ready for composing.